Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil...
by interloxia on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:15AM
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It's a bit off topic but that didn't sound right to me.
According to the following it was a reduction but yes near zero in the context of total emissions. A few hundred million tonnes reduction ain't nothin none the less.
"plummeted from more than 1 000 Mt CO2 in 2019 to less than 600 Mt CO2 in 2020, in the context of the pandemic.
In 2023, aviation accounted for 2.5% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, "
Re:Iran war energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil...
by Qem on Thursday March 19, 2026 @10:37AM
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Of course we shouldn't expect a couple of years of shutdown to significantly reverse 200 years of man-made atmospheric CO2 accumulation, but surely it would help stop the problem to get worse if the widespread WFH effort were sustained after the pandemic.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...