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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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Dutch police use water cannon, detain 2,400 climate activists (www.aljazeera.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

From my understanding, your transportation infrastructure is world class. There is a reason the Not Just Bikes guy uses it to show transportation done right.

I think they are barking up the wrong tree doing this in the Netherlands. As far as blocking traffic to protest cars, take a page out of the CIA sabotage manual. Perhaps hand out leaflets near the entrances and drive in a legal manner that causes traffic jams around where transportation planners work. Driving under the speed limit, waiting when lights turn, etc. There is no crime committed, but it has the same effect and targets those with the power to make changes.