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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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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We shouldn't need to kill people if we act now.

Electrification of home heating and transport means that people are going to lead very similar lives to what they lead today on a regular basis. People living in cities and towns are going to be more likely to use mass transit, and we'll repurpose some structures so that people can live closer to where they work and shop.

The very wealthiest are going to need to give up their mega-yachts, and air transport will be a lot less common.

Some industrial processes will need to change how they're done.

We're going to use a lot less concrete, and somewhat less steel.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This will need radical government regulations as the industries are not voluntarily doing. People need to start taking over their governments.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 month ago

Yes, it requires seizing power. Ideally via an electoral process if you live in a place where that's possible.

[–] sinkingship@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Such a interesting time frame to be alive! Humanity is in a race against itself. Losing could not only mean the end of humanity, but of vast forms of life on Earth. And it's an uphill race of common democratic people racing against the rich, who own the means we need to win.

Almost like a movie, however, I feel in a movie there wouldn't be as many people shrugging shoulders and looking away.