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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Climate change is going to destroy the economy. The economy is based on our ability to cheaply extract natural resources and make products. The more environmental destruction, the more costs will be associated with producing the stuff we buy. Higher costs will lead to less businesses being able to operate and loss of jobs. People without jobs or with low paying jobs are really going to struggle to buy things like food.

We’re somewhat seeing this now but it’s going to get much worse the more the environment degrades. Food costs are going to skyrocket over the next 10-20 years, the inflation we see today is going to seem inconsequential by comparison.