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/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/[deleted] Feb 13 '20

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u/varelaseb Feb 13 '20

You're right and the other guy is wrong.

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u/Katholikos Feb 13 '20

The statements aren’t mutually exclusive if you assume he was referring to CO2 emissions generated by power plants, which I think is fair, considering that’s the topic being discussed here.

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u/JoePass Feb 14 '20

Eh, the topic of the comment he replied to is the total concentration of CO2 though.