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The Great Emissions Rebound

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Emissions, Environment, Sustainability July 27, 2021July 27, 2021Clean Jobs America, COVID emissions, COVID-19, Global Energy Review 2021, Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, renewable energy growth, stay at home orders, UNEP

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There were fears during 2020 that the dip in carbon emissions we were experiencing would be short-lived, and that 2021 would bring a bounce back of global CO2e. And, indeed, that fear has been realized.

The significance of 1.5°C of warming

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Science, Global Warming June 9, 2020June 9, 20201.5 celsius, COP21, GHG emissions, GHGs, GISS, GISTEMP, Global Warming, HadCRUT4, IPCC, JMA, MLOST, NASA, NOAA, Paris Agreement, UNFCCC

One concept which confounds many people in discussions around climate change and global warning, is that a rise of 1.5°C could be significant. I’ve never known a single day in my life where there’s not been greater variation than that, let alone then talking about seasonal variations in temperatures. So it’s no wonder that an average increase of a paltry 1.5°C leading to disaster is a difficult concept to come to grips with. Let’s explore how much it could really mean.