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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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Corporations invested in carbon offsets that were ‘likely junk’, analysis says (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] dojan@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I mean yeah, no shit. The idea that you could buy off your carbon footprint was always ridiculous. It reminds me of letters of indulgence.

Are there legit credits? Yeah probably, but who is overseeing it? What’s stopping a polluter from faking it?

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I should start selling carbon credits. I'm just as legit as everyone else. I even have a few potted plants.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I support this. You probably deserve money more than all those billionaires that are currently profiting off them.

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

I haven't committed fraud, genocide, I'm only accidentally racist on rare occasion, and I never been bribed. You literally can't find a better source for Sabatas Carbon-based Super Credits.

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