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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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[–] trailee@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

One recent podcast episode that explains how BlackRock originally got into caring about ESG, and what that meant in a way that doesn’t at all imply improved morality. Episode two describes in depth the original creation of the Texas blacklist and putting Blackrock onto it.

Both are well produced by American Public Media.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

BlackRock? One of the RICHEST Investing Companies in the WORLD who Bankrolls Politicians in MULTIPLE Countries to Enact THEIR Agenda? Sounds Good to ME!

-People who believe Pizzagate!

[–] dinren@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Frankly I’m surprised they were on a blacklist In Texas of all places

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

Texas loves oil and gas and BlackRock did some ESG stuff for PR. Show of force.