Covid-19’s Environmental Benefits Evaporate as World Reopens

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Carbon emissions sank when factories were shut down, planes grounded and cars parked. Now they are now rebounding fast.

For climate scientists, the pandemic has made one thing clearer: the difficulty of reducing carbon emissions.

Emissions sank when factories were shut down, planes grounded and cars parked, as people stayed home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but they are now rebounding fast as economies reopen.

 

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No shit.

I know kill all humans. Problem solved

tripgabriel Imagine that... a clear sign of the first things we should be working to eliminate or at least make green. People think this pandemic is bad? It’s nothing compared to reaching the point of no return on climate change.

What an assinine premise - “let’s analyze the environmental benefits of a deadly disease”. How dopey and agenda-driven can you be? Utter waste of time. Do not read.

it's the planes

That's not how this works. It doesn't 'rebound' the carbon emissions just gradually increase up again. All the time previously where emissions were low means overall levels for the year will be lower.

Climate Bullshit

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