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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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Are Rooftop Solar Panels the Solution to America’s Growing Energy Crisis? (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] chiocciola@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It could be, but solar panels aren’t an option for most Americans. For example, Arizona a (had?) has laws in place to fight people using the blazing sun to steal money from SRP (power company). Essentially saying you can’t have them. I’m sure many lead poisoned red states feel the same.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think this is a freight train they can slow, but not stop. Panels are getting cheaper and cheaper. And balcony solar has started to emerge.

[–] chiocciola@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 day ago

I think you’re right, but I also think there’s 1000 miles of track before it pulls into the Reality Station. By then we will be dead.