What the Coronavirus Means for Climate Change
3/30/20
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from The New York Times,
3/29/20:
Lockdowns and distancing won’t save the world from warming. But amid this crisis, we have a chance to build a better future.
Something else is afoot. In China and Italy, the air is now strikingly clean. Venice’s Grand Canal, normally fouled by boat traffic, is running clear. In Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta, the fog of pollution has lifted. Even global carbon emissions have fallen.
Coronavirus has led to an astonishing shutdown of economic activity and a drastic reduction in the use of fossil fuels.
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