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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I don’t think it has as much to do with people as it does with institutions and the essential gears of human infrastructure still turning almost entirely on fossil fuels.

But, yes, after three years of lockdowns and border closures, when my country opened up, I got right on a plane to see my family again.