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Australian CO₂ levels rose despite COVID-19 forcing global emissions down – The Big Smoke Australia
The prophetically named Cape Grim measures Australia’s carbon dioxide levels. Despite the rest of the world showing a noticeable dip, the same hasn’t happened here.
The prophetically named Cape Grim measures Australia’s carbon dioxide levels. Despite the rest of the world showing a noticeable dip, the same hasn’t happened here.
COVID-19 has curtailed the activities of millions of people across the world and with it, greenhouse gas emissions. As climate scientists at the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station, we are routinely asked: does this mean carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have fallen?
The answer, disappointingly, is no. Throughou…
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