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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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US opposes ‘dangerous’ anti-fossil fuel policies at global summit (www.dawn.com)
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"Some want to regulate every form of energy besides the so-called renewables, completely out of existence... We oppose these harmful and dangerous policies. This is not energy security,” Tommy Joyce, US Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, told the conference.

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[–] Luouth@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Dangerous to me and my friends' wallets" - Trump, probably

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Without fly ash from coal plants, how are my children going to get enough uranium and thorium to build strong lungs? Think of the children, you progressive scum!