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This comment. UK's CO2 _emissions_ may have fallen to 1890's levels, but CO2 _consumption_ hasn't: 89% of 1990 levels according to [1]. Let's not pat ourselves
by steeve 6y ago
This comment. UK's CO2 _emissions_ may have fallen to 1890's levels, but CO2 _consumption_ hasn't: 89% of 1990 levels according to [1].
Let's not pat ourselves on the back and pretend the problem is solved.
1. https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-worlds-largest-co2-importers-exporters https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-worlds-largest-co2-import...
- labawi 6y agoConsidering there is actual CO₂ consumption (oceans, plants, rocks weathering, synthetic fuel?..), using the full term from the article seems appropriate - consumption emissions. If consumption emissions really decreased 11% from 1990 -> 2014, that's quite an achievement. Even though we need 10x that.