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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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How to influence the US election towards climate action (self.climate)
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If you’re a US citizen, no matter where in the world, start by making sure you’re registered to vote. Many districts are gerrymandered, so you’ll want to register as the party that’s likely to win congressional and/or state legislative districts where you live, and vote in that party’s primary.

In addition to voting, you’ll want to influence politics beyond that. Your local races are a good place to start; cities and states control local land use and things like building codes.

To affect Congress, you’ll want to pick swing house districts or swing senate seats. Volunteer for a Democrat and donate accordingly.

For President, the reality is that the Biden/Harris administration has done far more than Trump would even consider, starting with the Inflation Reduction Act, for which Harris cast the tiebreaking vote in the Senate, and continuing through numerous executive actions. Getting involved in this race means volunteering, and if you can, donating to the Harris Victory Fund. If you’re giving really large amounts of money, and the logistics of it work, go to an in-person event and talk to the candidate or other official about climate:

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Wildfires sweep Amazon as Brazil suffers worst drought on record | Destruction of forest combined with low rainfall exacerbate effects of climate change (www.ft.com)
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This post uses a gift link which caps the number of times it may be viewed. When it runs out, there are archived copies:

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Experts reveal link between heatwaves and dementia (www.bbc.com)
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The paper is here and the press release is here

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Sometimes we have to escalate to be heard when we’re demanding a livable future (www.latimes.com)
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Eating less beef is a climate solution. Here's why that's hard for some American men (www.npr.org)
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Carbon 'sharks': How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices (www.theage.com.au)
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There is an archived copy of the article available, though it loses a lot of the animations.

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Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion. AI is making things worse. (grist.org)
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The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023.

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The Thames Frost Fairs (1607-1814) (www.historic-uk.com)
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(Added as a matter of curiousity, not to divert or disavow the our very real AGW.) This occurence is usually blamed on the 'Little Ice Age' ... cause still uncertain. The LIA is implicated in 500 years of misery for many Europeans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age

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A hurdle towards reducing the environmental impact of automobile manufacturing (www.msn.com)
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In an interview with POLITICO, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said the Ohio-based company produces the steel with the lowest carbon emissions in the world. But he said his company cannot persuade buyers, mostly in the automobile sector, to pay the price to cover the costs of producing more environmentally friendly steel.

Dang. This looks like a problem.

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Climate protesters block Dutch highway while police strike (www.reuters.com)
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Nigel Farage Goes on Pro-Fossil Fuel Rant at Fundraiser for Climate Denial Group. (www.desmog.com)
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Schools are ripping up playgrounds across the US | Projects to plant trees, build shade structures & reduce amount of pavement around schools become priority as schoolyards become dangerously hot (wapo.st)
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‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires (grist.org)
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Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves (www.cnn.com)
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UK government to buy electricity system operator from National Grid for £630m | New operator, Neso, will also oversee Great Britain’s gas system as part of ‘clean energy superpower’ mission (www.theguardian.com)
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There has been a fair bit of discussion about what parts of the electrical supply system need to be publicly owned to enable all households to move to public ownership in order to achieve full decarbonization. The system operator, which manages day-to-day decisions about generation, is a key one in pretty much all of them.

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South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change (www.wired.com)
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If Trump wins in November, life on Earth is likely to get far, far worse (www.motherjones.com)
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Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Here’s Why Buyers Take the Risk. | New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change. (www.nytimes.com)
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Climate on the Ballot | Hurricanes, droughts, sea-level rise: The future hinges on how Americans vote in November (www.rollingstone.com)
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The Climate Peril We Overlook (www.nytimes.com)
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Oregon’s Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before. (www.propublica.org)
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The potential merger of two steel industry titans has environmentalists worried (grist.org)
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A landslide linked to climate change ‘rang’ the Earth for 9 days, researchers say (www.npr.org)
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Youth Group Asks Supreme Court to Revive a Landmark Climate Lawsuit | The case argues the government violated young people’s constitutional rights by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels. (www.nytimes.com)
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Floods in Europe caused by Vb conditions. What are they? (www.dw.com)
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