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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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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We’ve only had 1.3C of global average warming, but it’s enough to popularize the entire category of personal cooling devices. So when people say, “You won’t even notice 1C of global warming,” the market tells us that that’s absolute bullshit.

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[–] _noelamac_@spore.social 3 points 1 month ago

@silence7 HVAC manufacturer Carrier already knows.

“Growing Demand Meets Increasing Urgency

As the world recognizes the increasing urgency of #ClimateChange and secular trends continue to increase the demand for HVAC and refrigeration products, Carrier is committed to aggressive actions that minimize our environmental impact and help address the most critical challenge our planet has ever faced.”

Pay to stay ❄️ cool ❄️. If you can.

#hotearth #climatehell

https://www.corporate.carrier.com/corporate-responsibility/road-map-to-net-zero/