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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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can offer you worse. Rolling coal is legal here. It’s considered cool to put out lots of black exhaust.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rolling coal is legal here.

I live in the states, it doesn't seem to be illegal here. Do we suffer from the same assholes?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

To be clear, it’s legal and common especially because we don’t have any emissions standards enforcement. In my state, there is no test whatsoever, and even if you’re blatantly belching clouds of smoke it is 100% tolerated. It’s a bizarre badge of honor among some hyper conservative residents to pollute as much as possible.

I think operating a motor vehicle should entail a certain degree of responsibility including environmental responsibility.

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

I think operating a motor vehicle should entail a certain degree of responsibility including environmental responsibility.

yup. and consequences for those who won't. world's literally cooking guys, every bit will help, and every vroom vroom revving their fucking engines is hurting. time to be adults and put the toxic toys away.