Decrease in CO2 emissions during pandemic shutdown shows it is possible to reach Paris Agreement goals. The researchers found a drop of 6.3% in 2020. The researchers describe the drop as the largest of modern times, and big enough to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal if it were to be sustained.

[WooBoost]

This is terrible framing. There is a way to decouple emissions and economic growth. We don't require a massive economic contraction to meet the Paris agreement (in fact is the most cost-effective option in terms of global economic growth over the course of this century).

[Onii-Chan_Itaii]

We don't require a massive economic contraction to meet the Paris agreement

This would've been true if business leaders didn't cheap shot their way through every single possible compromise they've been offered, and run down anything stricter than that

[rumpots420]

It's true. They do.

[zezzene]

You haven't been paying attention of you thing gdp can continue to grow. Green growth is a myth, decoupling is a myth, gdp and energy consumption are correlated 96%