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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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Climate crisis is making sugar more expensive around the world, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was thinking that probably would be healthier for me in the long run, ignoring all the other climate effects that will try to kill me.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry. Most food will experience high inflation for the rest of our lives as agricultural output is dependent on a stable climate.

I won't be surprised if meat was too expensive for the vast majority before 2050.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

We will just redefine ‘meat’ to include the six legged!