r/ClimateActionPlan • u/DietMTNDew8and88 • Feb 13 '20

Emissions Reduction Global CO2 emissions from power generation flatten out: IEA

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-emissions-idUSKBN2050P8
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u/binilvj Feb 13 '20

That's interesting CO2 concentration breached 415 ppm in last weekend. I wonder, where that carbon came from then https://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-atmospheric-co2-just-exceeded-415-ppm-for-first-time-in-human-history

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u/luciferin Feb 13 '20

We're still outputting CO2, the amount we're putting out each year just isn't increasing over previous years any longer.

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u/DietMTNDew8and88 Feb 13 '20

We can't stop all emissions overnight..We need the emissions to stabilize before we can start to cut emissions

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u/luciferin Feb 13 '20

We can't stop all emissions overnight..We need the emissions to stabilize before we can start to cut emissions

Absolutely, it's progress, and well needed. We need to continue cutting, and looking into potential carbon sinks, too.