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China's carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tonnes over the past two weeks, according to a study published on Wednesday by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) in Finland.
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The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus -- which has killed over 2,000 and infected more than 74,000 people across China -- has led to a drop in demand for coal and oil, resulting in the emissions slump, the study published on the British-based Carbon Brief website said.
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But environmentalists have warned that the reduction is temporary, and that a government stimulus -- if directed at ramping up production among heavy polluters -- could reverse the environmental gains.
"After the coronavirus calms down, it is quite likely we will observe a round of so-called 'retaliatory pollutions' - factories maximising production to compensate for their losses during the shutdown period," said Li Shuo, a policy adviser for Greenpeace China.
Forget the thousands of deaths and the sickness and the continuing threat of the virus... good news - CO2 emissions are down.
"The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment."
A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism in the common English-language which means a negative occurrence may have a positive aspect to it. Wikipedia
China's carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tonnes over the past two weeks, according to a study published on Wednesday by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) in Finland.
...
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus -- which has killed over 2,000 and infected more than 74,000 people across China -- has led to a drop in demand for coal and oil, resulting in the emissions slump, the study published on the British-based Carbon Brief website said.
...
But environmentalists have warned that the reduction is temporary, and that a government stimulus -- if directed at ramping up production among heavy polluters -- could reverse the environmental gains.
"After the coronavirus calms down, it is quite likely we will observe a round of so-called 'retaliatory pollutions' - factories maximising production to compensate for their losses during the shutdown period," said Li Shuo, a policy adviser for Greenpeace China.
Forget the thousands of deaths and the sickness and the continuing threat of the virus... good news - CO2 emissions are down.
I thought about this the other day and no one is saying it is positive or negative - just that it is the case. Of course, when human activity is decreased, the release of CO2 will decrease as well. Because China is the worst offender, a significant decrease in its output means a decrease in the output of CO2.
I thought about this the other day and no one is saying it is positive or negative -
in the article linked....yes, they did..
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Originally Posted by Corrie22
..in the very first line
"The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment."
A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism in the common English-language which means a negative occurrence may have a positive aspect to it. Wikipedia
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