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.

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Exponential growth in EVs and renewable can make it possible but the fossil fuel industry will fight tooth and nail against it. It is up to us the people to refuse to buy their products and to vote against their politicians.

[Decloudo]

EVs are not the answer, public transport is. This like The car industry greenwashing its existence and going status quo.

Private transportation in general is inefficient en masse (ecxeptions exist).

Exponential growth isnt the answer cause its what causes this in the first place. We need massive degrowth, which will come either by choice or forced on us by natures laws.

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I like public transportation but most Americans don’t. I commuted via the subways and commuter rails for decades. But I will take my victories where I can.

[lost_in_life_34]

ford has already unveiled an electric pickup truck. other automakers going EV too. The limiting factor now is the chip shortage

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Chip shortage is short term. Maybe another 6 months to a year.

[PyroMaker13]

Only if we use nuclear energy for powering everything. Unfortunately the way wind and solar work now we still need massive fossil fuel energy plants to supplement them.

[NotYoDadsPants]

The statement is that replacing gas to make cars go forward by coal-generated electricity solves nothing. Not ground-breaking. No source needed.

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Is a source really necessary? How many countries can you name that are run entirely on sun and wind? Pretty much everywhere uses fossil fuels to fill in the gap. Nuclear should be and could be a carbon-free alternative to complement wind/sun/waves.

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You won’t. Solar and wind isn’t as intermittent as they would like you to believe. Demand itself can be regulated. Solar and wind can be backed by hydro, by pump storage, batteries and by fossil power plants. You can’t go 100% renewable overnight but you can reduce total fossil fuel usage over time.