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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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Yes, you need to register to access the full article, and no, there isn't an archived copy of the whole thing available.

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The report itself is here

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Importantly, the law authorizing this doesn't authorize the president to reverse the ban. Trump has used it before too.

So reversing this likely means an unusual ruling from the courts, or getting congress to change things. Both possible, but take a lot more effort than simply issuing an executive order.

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Discover the inspiring stories of India's climate champions who are relying on grassroots activism and innovative solutions to combat the climate crisis

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Estimated heat energy in upper 10km of Earth's crust: 1 million billion Gigawatts

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Because of how the law allowing this ban was written, it'll take a vote in congress or a win in court to reverse it, not just executive action.

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[Just FYI, article is one month old, but I still thought worth sharing]

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