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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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UK homes install ‘record number’ of solar panels and heat pumps (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And unfortunately, the rebound effect nullifies iits ecological impact.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That looks at insulation on its own. When you switch to a heat pump, it cuts the actual energy use at the home to about 1/3 of what it was when you burned gas or oil, and enables the use of non-emitting energy sources to supply the heat pump.

This means that the CO2 emissions drop, even if people decide to heat and cool their living space more.