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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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I just cant find hope. How can i minimize my impact while being still depended (self.climate)
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I wished october was cold mine. it is actually sometimes but it is so unstable

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[โ€“] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 33 minutes ago

Getting outside helps me to feel better about things. Sometimes I'm resistant to it - maybe because i want to wallow in negativity a bit?

[โ€“] Telorand@reddthat.com 11 points 8 hours ago

Do you mean "how do I stay positive?" Honestly, the best thing you can probably do is to stop reading the news (or curate only positive sources). You likely already know what's at stake, but you likely won't see any impact from your actions directly.

By which I mean that this is a collective action over time. Keep reducing your reliance on fossil fuels and petroleum products, encourage your friends to think about their own choices, but don't feel like you need to take on the entire burden of humanity yourself.

Remember, you're not the only one who cares.