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Scrybblyr t1_iwx9zpx wrote

In other news, in addition to "reaching clean power by 2035" being an impossible, cataclysmic, and just plain stupid idea, there is actually no need to do it.

Observe the huge reduction in CO2 which occurred when COVID 19 shut down the world. (Or lack thereof.)

https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

Also of note, 500,000 years ago, CO2 levels were 8 to 20 times higher than they are today, and the global temperature was only about 10 degrees higher than now. Rumor has it that no cars or factories were the cause for the elevated CO2 levels, just as is the case right now.

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dewafelbakkers t1_iwxx777 wrote

There are multiple academic outlets that address the trends seen due to covid, including Nature and - as luck would have it - NOAA. Perhaps you should find and read them.

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wagner56 t1_iwyqrhs wrote

I had not heard it was that high that recently

Dinosaur times the levels were like that and the whole earth was a green paradise

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