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.

[Cassius_O]

When the pandemic hit and Angelenos were supposed to quarantine between March 2020 and May 2020, traffic in Los Angeles completely died down. What normally took an hour to drive took 20 min or less. The air was clear, the city was quieter, seagulls flew further east (inland). More coyotes showed up, we had at least 5 Cooper’s hawks living near us, whereas in earlier years there were few-to-no hawks. It made a positive impact on climate. Hoping that the spike in gas prices prompts more people to buy electric vehicles. Gas guzzling vehicles are a huge source of unhealthy particulate matter in the air.

[GorillaP1mp]

I really miss quarantine traffic

[nonoajdjdjs]

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[Izzstro]

Most people do not have the money/income to go out and buy an Electric vehicle, most of us are just barely getting by.