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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan (www.nytimes.com)
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The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to help produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

Sure would be a shame if some enterprising individuals found a way to attack the ships they’ll use to set that up with shahed-style drones.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 6 points 13 hours ago

Good to see them still calling it the Gulf of Mexico.

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 5 points 15 hours ago

Meanwhile, renewables are getting better and cheaper.