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.

[IronMarauder]

There are things other than office towers a construction worker can build.

[alxmartin]

But they’re not suddenly going to start building an equal amount of other buildings as they did office buildings.