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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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Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role (www.nytimes.com)
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The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Why do NYT headlines always try to hide the actual content of the story?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 27 minutes ago

Because they prioritize access over commutation of truth. You need to dig into the details buried in paragraph 27 in order to have a solid handle on what is going on.