Comment Comment by redserk The article was written in 2019 before a number of extraordinarily significant events with major climate policy impacts:- a noticeable and rapid dip in emissions has proven to be viable due to COVID lockdowns- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced Europe and the US to accelerate plans to diversify energy generation away from natural gas- China’s insanely rapid growth in green energy production domesticallyIt seems like 2022 CO2 levels are near 2019 CO2 levels[1], which is impressive.[1] https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions parent redserk 2 years ago
- a noticeable and rapid dip in emissions has proven to be viable due to COVID lockdowns
- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced Europe and the US to accelerate plans to diversify energy generation away from natural gas
- China’s insanely rapid growth in green energy production domestically
It seems like 2022 CO2 levels are near 2019 CO2 levels[1], which is impressive.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions