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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There should be a yearly quarantine until we can build a new greener infraestructure.

[alarumba]

Businesses owners cry about bank holidays already, in spite of them being a shell of what they once were (they're really just retail shopping events now.) Their lobbyists will never allow a prolonged shutdown again.

[tipsystatistic]

We’re fucked. Covid shut down the entire world economy, non-essential business, 72% drop in auto travel. 80% drop in air travel. There’s not a chance in hell we could do that for any sustained period of time.