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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

That was probably fairly accurate at that time.

Look at the historical data here:

https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions

BTW, the large recent drop in co2 emissions, covid.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I never thought I'd say this, but looks like we need more pandemics!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is actually a thought that some climate deniers have. "Climate change is a hoax to control you, covid was the trial run".

Unsurprisingly, the people who say that publicly tend to be funded by oil.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Why doesn’t anyone ever think COVID was sent by God to give us a reprieve and a chance to get our act together, which we’re now squandering?

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