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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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‘We’ve woken up’: the older women leading the fight against climate change | Retirees are playing an increasingly visible role in environmental protests (www.ft.com)
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[–] bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What have you done to fight climate change lately? I think we should celebrate anyone taking action for a better future, regardless of their age. The majority of people, old and young are doing nothing.

[–] blakenong 1 points 3 months ago

A bunch of years ago I joined this weird green society whose name I won’t mention for safety. That group used to do all sorts of things like damage oil pipelines, forestry gear, etc. General nuisance usually, but there were a few casualties. None of them my fault (that I know of), however I did once open fire at a whaling vessel—wouldn’t you?