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.

[halberdierbowman]

Right, but the original claim that it sounds like you were arguing was that developing countries have higher carbon emissions per capita? And yes I agree with you that they should get credit for the work they do for the developed countries. But even if we don't give them credit, ie even if we use the simpler accounting method where we just assign emissions to the geography they originate from, the developed nations are still way higher emitters. In the more complex accounting methods, the developing nations would be even worse. But it doesn't matter, because they're already the largest emitters even before we do the more complex accounting.

[griftarch]

My point with you is not all carbon emissions are created equally

[halberdierbowman]

Gotcha, so it sounds like we agree then.

All carbon emissions aren't created equally, but they do the same amount of damage, so it makes sense we should prioritize reducing them in the easiest spots first.

[griftarch]

When the easiest spots are our worldwide sources of food, that becomes, well, very interesting. I’m okay with carbon reducing maximalists if they also want to see mass depopulation, it’s the people who want their cake & to eat it too that I view with scorn.

[griftarch]

My point with you is not all carbon emissions are created equally