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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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Countdown to Zero: In the Dark | Seven years ago, New York State enacted a law to eliminate fossil fuels as a source of electricity by 2040. The grand plan has not been going well. (highlandscurrent.org)
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If you live in NY, make sure you let your assemblymember and state senator know how important it is to get the state off fossil fuels.

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[–] gatohaus@eviltoast.org 7 points 2 days ago

"Last week, Hochul said she would work with the state Legislature to change the law. “We need more time,” she said.. "

When are the politicians going to realize there is no more time, they've already squandered it?

[–] MrWrinkles@leminal.space 2 points 2 days ago