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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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Carbon pricing would raise trillions needed to tackle climate crisis, says IMF | Traditionally unpopular carbon taxes could be achieved with regulatory compliance, IMF head tells Cop 28 (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

isn't this bad for small businesses though?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Small businesses usually have a straightforward path to decarbonization. It's the big industrial facilities with a large capital investment which are going to have a tough time

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i mean, suppose i run a pizza shop. Carbon pricing would make my sauce, cheese, flour, oil, topping prices higher.

also operating expenses like the pizza oven? these are expensive pieces of gas fired equipment that would have to be replaced.

carbon pricing is the only thing that can reduce consumption of fuel fuels, it just doesn't seem so simple to implement

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sure, but it also means your customers have more money in their pocket. This means you can charge different prices for meat vs vegetarian toppings, and customers will have a choice between eating vegetarian toppings and having more money left over or paying the premium for meat. As the carbon tax rises, you'll want to add vegan cheese to your options and electrify your ovens.