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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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U.S. Bets on Small Nuclear Reactors to Help Fix a Huge Climate Problem (www.nytimes.com)
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In a major setback last week, the first serious effort to build small reactors in the United States was abruptly canceled amid soaring costs. While other projects are still moving forward, the industry has consistently struggled to build plants on time and on budget.

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[–] neanderthal 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I consider myself a hybrid. Some things, a market just doesn't work, like infrastructure and medicine.

Some things, like entertainment, restaurants, etc, REGULATED markets are best. Regulations are vital though. Costs can't be externalized. No bailouts. Your business goes under, tough.

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

what if you're too big to fail though? surely captains of industry would be bailed out like always

[–] neanderthal 6 points 1 year ago

Then you get nationalized or broken up like ma bell.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

then your “bailout” isn’t a bailout but a buyout by the public sector, and then probably split up and sold in parts to recoup whatever money they can and make sure it’s not too big to fail in the future

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is usually considered a Social Democrat. Or a Marxist. Using the government to limit the worst effects of capitalism. I especially love the idea that business can fail, something fought very hard for under capitalism - because capital never wants to lose.