π€ COVID was bad for the climate
This decrease is βjust a tiny blip on the long term graph.β To keep global warming under 2Β°C, weβd need sustained emissions reductions in this range every year for the next 20-30 years. The pandemic has been hugely disruptive, but itβs still temporary, and all signs point to a strong recovery. The drop in emissions was largely caused by lockdown, not persistent structural changes that will persist for decades to come.