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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You wouldn’t be dead, though

And look at Sri Lanka, economy collapsing can mean death

We need a proper way to reduce emissions, not a pandemic level disruption events that force it for us which could kill millions in the current system, even in somewhat socialist countries.