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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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With a Lock on State Government Control, Virginia Democrats Now Face Difficult Decisions on Data Centers and Renewable Energy (insideclimatenews.org)
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[โ€“] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can't quit get my head around local politicians allowing the construction of these monster DCs in their backyards. Sure, they're bribed, I get that bit. But fat lot of good that does when they get voted out. Never heard of any community welcoming these things. They good for temporary construction work, but most of that is coming from elsewhere. Toad Suck Arkansas (real place) doesn't likely have many unemployed DC experts on hand. And I doubt they have much in the way of local talent to staff the place after it's built.

[โ€“] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

good that does when they get voted out

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