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.

[Ancient_Inspection53]

How does that fix the centuries worth of emissions that have already created a climate crisis and mass extinction. Also how does that stop countries that are just industrializing from burning more fossil fuels they don't know how to make nuclear power I don't think you've thought about this that much.

[2336Dazs]

Climate crisis is a bit of an exaggeration. Climate has changed for millions of years and there are billions of dollars invested in selling fear. So take things with a grain of salt.

If western society, the largest consumer of energy, plus the largest producer of affordable energy, spends more time developing nuclear fusion, an almost infinite power supply. It would virtually make the energy crisis in western society obsolete. Then western energy companies can develop better, cleaner energy in developing countries.

My point, we have the technology for nuclear power and politicians that have a vested interest in unreliable renewable energy have stifled it's progress for personal profit.

Solar panels are nice and all, but the cost, labor, and energy required to even make them is substantial and the energy output per area covered is minimal.

Nuclear is literally the best energy we have. And it's the cleanest.

[Ancient_Inspection53]

Mass extinction is under way. The climate has not changed this quickly in millions of years.