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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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Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more? (grist.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the goal isn't to wipe them out. it's not genocide

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're right, it is much worse. The goal is to breed them as quickly as possible, use them for their wool while they are useful for it, and kill them much younger than their lifespan for their meat. I think it would be a kindess to slowly stop that torturous cycle.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

you can't kill something before its lifespan. when it dies, that is the end of its lifespan.