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Carbon dioxide levels over Australia rose even after COVID-19 forced global emissions down. Here’s why – The Conversation AU
Despite this year’s coronavirus lockdowns, more CO2 has accumulated in the atmosphere than during the same period in 2017 or 2018.
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. Throughout the pandemic, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO) levels continued to rise.
In fact, our measurements show more CO accumulated in the atmosphere between January and Ju…
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