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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 Boost EV Sales? Pay Drivers to Turn in Old Polluting Cars | US state-level policymakers are rolling out big incentives for electric vehicle buyers who surrender a gas-powered model (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could keep driving my same car for another 5 years, at the cost of about $150 month plus odd repairs, or I can pay $300/ month for something new. I have big worries about the cost of battery repairs as well.

I really want to adopt an EV, but my clunker is super cheap to drive and easy to fix.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At some point you end up needing an expensive repair and the price calculus changes.

[–] PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 1 year ago

Eventually, yeah. If I add a new motor and clutch over that time the cost goes up to $200/month. I'm still not high enough to justify the cost of a new car with increased insurance and taxes.