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Re:Climate Change Tracker by JadeNB on Sunday September 03, 2023 @02:09PM (#37372692)
> We saw what a fairly massive reduction in consumption looked like during the pandemic. It basically put CO2 levels back to what they were in 2016. That's no where nearly enough.

It's not, but an improvement in CO2 levels that's not enough is way better than no improvement unless we can go all the way.

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Re:Climate Change Tracker by DennisP on Sunday September 03, 2023 @07:45PM (#37375734)
A 2020-level reduction just slows the disaster down slightly.

What we need is a wholesale conversion to a fossil-free civilization. That means building a whole lot of stuff, and we need a growing economy to afford that.

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