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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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A major US state just achieved a critical milestone for nearly two weeks: 'It's wild that this isn't getting more news coverage' (www.thecooldown.com)
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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago

Summary:A Stanford professor has been posting on X about California energy for the past few weeks. During the midday peak solar for the past few weeks, over 100% California (assuming CAISO) energy was met by renewables.

This means nothing for consumers. Despite the low or even negative pricing wholesale, PG&E can still charge high amounts for this power. If we keep building and subsidizing solar, and no batteries, this power will need to be curtailed in spring and fall. So what is the news here - it should be a critical and engaging discussion about grid storage and stability. Or you know an article summarizing some tweets.