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Exposing the Big Game

The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?

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AND YET, AND YET

https://grist.org/climate/the-world-is-on-lockdown-so-where-are-all-the-carbon-emissions-coming-from/?fbclid=IwAR3KvSExaUQ5IFGTkQFgwrvmAXWNMXbbKhP7ENG98XdvKorJpUFfVGsllLI

Pedestrians have taken over city streets, people have almost entirely stopped flying, skies are blue (even in Los Angeles!) for the first time in decades, and global CO2 emissions are on-track to drop by … about 5.5 percent.

Wait, what? Even with the global economy at a near-standstill, the best analysis suggests that the world is still on track to release 95 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted in a typical year, continuing to heat up the planet and driving climate change even as we’re stuck at home.

A 5.5-percent drop in carbon dioxide emissions would still be the largest yearly change on record, beating out the financial crisis of 2008…

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