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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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Fear of reprisals prevent people calling out employers on climate, says charity (www.theguardian.com)
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I strongly recommend bringing a lot of co-workers along with you when you do something like this. An example from a few years back at Amazon

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[–] neanderthal 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This why strong safety nets, public health care, unions, and good wages for even entry level work are so important. I think a lot of people turn their heads out of a legitimate fear of making their kids homeless.

Climate issues intersect with pretty much every issue there is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had all the safety, I had no family, and I still didn't speak up irl, when my employer e.g. struck support contracts with oil companies and airlines, or when the new CEO told us that they would be visiting a different customer worldwide every day for the first couple of months. Eventually, I left quietly.

[–] neanderthal 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not chastising you, but curious. Why didn't you speak up?