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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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Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo | Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 17 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

We should focus on both of those things and take all these clowns money away. Seriously, Bill Gates just goes around the world now and makes speeches to people about how to make the world worse. We should just put him in prison and use his money to improve the world somewhat.

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

We should use some of his money to build a nice, comfy, and secure prison for him. Same for other billionaires. They know deep down that's a merciful outcome for them in the "climate apocalypse" they've created.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Nah. Gulag.

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Not worth the bloodshed and extinction risk imo. Comfy prisons is the best outcome I can envision there.

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