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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 do people change their beliefs about climate change? A qualitative study on opinion shift in the U.S. Midwest (link.springer.com)
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Findings suggest that prior to shifting beliefs, participants were similarly skeptical or rejecting of climate change, while remaining diverse in the ideologies that influenced these beliefs. For most participants, shifting beliefs were catalyzed by three key experiences:

  1. distancing from ideological community
  2. desire to seek out information, and
  3. solidifying experiences of gradual or epiphanic realization
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[–] silence7 6 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately, that doesn't do it either; you get conspiracy theory type answers instead.

The paper makes a very strong point about how people change minds, and it's not about some personal impact; it's about gaining distance from an ideological community that denies reality, and then getting useful information from people they trust.