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How much did lockdowns reduce greenhouse gas emissions? As it turns out… not much. Near the end of 2020, the World Meteorological Organization released their assessment of the impact of Covid-related restrictions on world greenhouse gas emissions. They found that for the year, emissions were down only 5%-7%—hardly more than normal variability. This means concentrations …
If you Google “Covid and globalization,” you’ll see many articles on how the pandemic will kill globalization, rolling back decades of economic changes. The argument is that the pandemic coupled with recent trade turmoil will cause companies to move their supply chains closer to home. Frequent business travel will now be seen as a risk, …