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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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Wolfgang Cramer’s first involvement with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was in the 90s. He worked on the second assessment report, delivered in 1995, which affirmed the science of anthropogenic climate breakdown. At that point, no one could say they did not know what was happening.

Almost three decades on, Cramer was part of the international scientific team that prepared the sixth IPCC report. Its conclusion, delivered in March, issued human civilisation a bleak “final warning” – the biosphere stands on the brink of irrevocable damage.

Now, as diplomats meet in Dubai for the 28th round of the Cop climate talks, in a year predicted to be the hottest on record, and as carbon emissions continue to rise, Cramer is one of 33 IPCC authors among 1,447 scientists and academics in signing an open letter calling on the public to take collective action to avert climate breakdown.

“We are terrified,” they warn. “We need you.”

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[–] the_q@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Call me when ecoterrorism is on the agenda. Until then nothing will work.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I commit ecoterrorism, but I haven’t been caught yet. I’ll go plant trees, native wildflowers also, I compost which terrorizes garbage companies, I don’t eat too much meat which also terrorizes big meat profits. Man I’m downright diabolical

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Get 'em, qooqie.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Terrorism doesn't exactly have the greatest track record of achieving is goals.

[–] kozy138@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Eco-sabotage then. Does sabotage have a good track record of success?

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think you're getting caught up in the word terrorism.

[–] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Co-terrorism

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As opposed to eco? Those were the only two words there. Or is ecoterrorism more similar to sabotage than terrorism? Does it target people or tactical targets like production?

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah like oil refineries, factory farms, animal testing labs etc...