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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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Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025 (www.desmog.com)
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For decades, oil and gas magnate Charles G. Koch and his late brother David fought vigorously for environmental deregulation, including by supporting groups that sow doubt about the science of manmade climate change. Foundations linked to Koch gave at least $9.6 billion to 15 Project 2025 groups since 2020. But four of the lesser-known families — Bradley, Scaife, Seid, and Uihlein — gave even more, and all six family fortunes helped to fund Project 2025 groups that have denied the science of manmade climate change.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

6 Billionaire Families Financing the Republican Party is PROOF that DEMOCRATS are the Deep State!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

6 billionaire families financing the Heritage Foundation is proof that most ordinary Americans hate the IRA. (Am I don't this right?)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Examine stats of the government: low paid government employees who could make more if they just embraced capitalism. As opposed to the woke billionaires who have embraced capitalism. WAKE UO SHEEPLE

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

please go out and vote :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

~~please go out and vote :(~~

Please go seek direct retribution for the future that has been stolen from you. This article is a list of guilty parties and we all owe it to each other to balance this checkbook.