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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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How I Can Green Up My Investments | It’s not that hard, and there’s a bonus: Portfolios without fossil fuels have generally performed just as well as the broader market. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Any trading afterwards doesn't effect their bottom line at all.

I'm no expert, but I think this really depends on the company. They often retain a significant percent of shares, and once public they are governed by a board of shareholders who can and do direct policy with the company. Not to mention a widely held belief that public companies are legally bound to protect their stock price, which affects decision-making throughout the company.