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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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Big Tech thinks it can plant trees better than everyone else (www.theverge.com)
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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

(yes, replying to myself)

  • this would be so easy to do at a corporate level
    • something along the lines of Miyawaki forests
      • more variety of trees (just say “no” to monoculture)
      • more trees
      • less space
      • less maintenance (allow the undergrowth to grow in)
  • but no corporation would do this
    • tree farms allow them to double-dip – claim the carbon credits AND harvest the timber
    • requires them to put in initial research into choosing native species
[–] plz1@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

The research is already done. All they need to do is call a local university agriculture extension where they are considering a project.