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God that's a depressing graph.
by eigenspace 3y ago
God that's a depressing graph.
- RetroTechie 3y agoIt's not that different from many other countries. Atmospheric CO2 levels are often compared with pre-industrial (~1850). But for a long time after, emissions hardly moved the needle. It's only in the last 2..3 decades that humanity put the bulk of GHG in the air. Mostly through population growth + increased productivity per capita. So we've done the bulk of the environmental damage in just a few decades. Which is why 'hitting the brakes' NOW is so urgent. On the bright side: with fast enough growth (which China is showing) a now-smallish % of renewables can become a big chunk of the overall picture in a short time.