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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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Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"Sure we nuked the planet and rendered it a desolate wasteland, but at least the nuclear weapons manufacturers saw record profits!"

While not exactly the same thing, it's the same parasitic and self-destructive vibe.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Banks: invest heavily in oil and carbon products

Also banks: climate change is failed

[–] RockBottom@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Germany: heat pumps fail, air conditioning thrives. 🤪

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago