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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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The 'recycled' plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill. (grist.org)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

The criticism of the problems in our recycling system is valid, but almost every time people spin these criticisms into dismissing the system entirely. We need to be more accountable for our material use and waste, not less. It's true the rates materials are used even when they hit a recycle bin aren't great, but arguably it's driven by our desire for something as easy as the landfill that gives us a false warm and fuzzy feeling. Accountability isn't always easy or fun and these flawed systems are driven by our flawed expectations.