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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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A girl’s grades drop every summer. There’s an alarming explanation. | One family’s concern is a warning sign for kids around the world. (yaleclimateconnections.org)
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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sure—but notice that the US, UK, and many other places converged on the same behavior—which in most cases arose as a consensus among local schools that hit on similar practices without any central coordination. Which suggests that the behavior is more than a historical accident.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's easier to copy someone else's system than to optimize a new one yourself.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago

And since America is the greatest country on earth they came up with it right?