Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,...
by ckastner on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:27AM
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You know what else keeps going up? The world population, from 5.2 billion in 1989 [1] to 7.7 billion today.
Yes, the PPM and global emissions charts keep going up. However, they are doing so at a much smaller rate than would be the case if governments would be doing today what they were doing in 1989.
Especially in Europe, we have see dramatic pushes towards renewable energy on the one side, and energy efficiency on the other.
A headline such as "Germany produces enough renewable energy in six months to power country's households for an entire year" [2] would have been unthinkable 30 years ago, and to claim that this is not a major development is just BS.
Yes, the PPM and global emissions charts keep going up. However, they are doing so at a much smaller rate than would be the case if governments would be doing today what they were doing in 1989.
Especially in Europe, we have see dramatic pushes towards renewable energy on the one side, and energy efficiency on the other.
A headline such as "Germany produces enough renewable energy in six months to power country's households for an entire year" [2] would have been unthinkable 30 years ago, and to claim that this is not a major development is just BS.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population_estimates
[2] https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/renewable-energy-g...