1. A #COVID19 drop in CO₂ emissions is “as if we went back in time & emitted the same amount we were a few years ago — which was already too much. In the grand scheme of things, it really makes no difference” @wang_seaver
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-hea…
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-hea…
2. “Even if there is a decline in emissions in 2020, let’s say 10% or 20%, it’s not negligible, it’s important, but from a climate point of view, it would be a small dent if emissions go back to pre-COVID-19 crisis levels in 2021,” @PFriedling
3. “I wouldn’t be shocked to see a 5% or more drop in carbon dioxide emissions this year, something not seen since the end of World War Two. Neither the fall of the Soviet Union nor the various oil ... crises ... have affected emissions the way this crisis is” Rob Jackson
4. “This drop is not due to structural changes so as soon as confinement ends, I expect the emissions will go back close to where they were” @clequere
5. After GHG emissions dipped in the aftermath of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, they shot back up a whopping 5.1% in the recovery...
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