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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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Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? | Technology | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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“It’s down to creative accounting,”

The tool.used by most white collar grifters.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think my shorter showers are gonna put much of a dent in this.

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 18 points 2 months ago

Likely not. I shower like the Flash, a full scrub down in three sections (Head, Torso, Bottom half) in 1 minute and 30 seconds. But, water is still so damned expensive in Southern California, that it barely makes a difference. Glad the government subsidizes water for the almond industry. /s

[–] scaryjelly@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

I know that this has nothing to do with the topic, but the data center in this picture looks like a synthesizer.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Who cares? I mean, I care.

But do businesses really care as long as the services remain cheap and available?

Do normie customers care, as long as services remain cheap and available?