This paper notes that the world is getting measurably warmer DESPITE natural cycles and successful efforts to reduce it (aerosol ban). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10752897/

> DESPITE natural cycles and successful efforts to reduce it (aerosol ban).

Aerosols have on balance negative radiative forcing, so the increased warming is partly because of reductions in anthropogenic aerosol emissions. This effect was anticipated, at least by scientists, if not policymakers and activists.