Here’s the thing: climate cultists are setting the stage so that when we don’t really see any difference in the global temperature from the drastic reduction in CO2 output they can say “but, this is going to get bad”. It will be interesting to see what happens in the urban areas due to changes in the urban heat island effect thanks to less smog. Anyhow, this is from the official propaganda arm of the United Nations
Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change – UN weather agency chief
“This drop of emissions of six per cent, that’s unfortunately (only) short-term good newsâ€, said Professor Petteri Taalas, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, in reference to a 5.5 to 5.7 per cent fall in levels of carbon dioxide due to the pandemic, that have been flagged by leading climate experts, including the Center for International Climate Research.
Once the global economy begins to recover from the new coronavirus, WMO expects emissions to return to normal.
“There might even be a boost in emissions because some of the industries have been stoppedâ€, the WMO head cautioned.
Latest data from WMO published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, on 22 April, indicates that carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rose to new records last year.
Levels of carbon dioxide were 18 per cent higher from 2015 to 2019 than the previous five years, according to WMO’s Global Climate 2015-2019 report.
If that is the case, and CO2, excuse me, carbon pollution, is the control knob, why wasn’t there a big spike in temperatures, rather than in the hundreds of a degree?
The gas “remains in the atmosphere and oceans for centuries. This means that the world is committed to continued climate change regardless of any temporary fall in emissions due to the Coronavirus epidemicâ€, the report states, with data indicating that CO2 concentrations are on track “to reach or even exceed 410 ppm by the end of 2019â€.
The forecasted fall in carbon emissions is mirrored by decreases in levels of common air pollutants from car exhausts and fossil fuel energy, such as nitrous oxide (N2O) particles.
“Their lifetime is typically from days to weeks, so the impact is seen more rapidlyâ€, Professor Taalas said. “But these changes in the carbon emissions, they haven’t had any impact on climate so far.â€
See? Because of your past carbon badness, things won’t get better because it stays up there. But, doesn’t that mean that as some falls, temps should come down, according to official Climate Cult dogma?
In its latest report warning of the impacts of climate change, the UN agency confirmed that the last five years were the hottest on record.
This warming has been uneven, with Europe seeing the highest change in the last decade (of around +0.5C, or 32.9F) and South America experiencing the least change.
Hmm, might this have more to do with land use and the UHI, rather than anything global? Doesn’t matter, they have Excuses.
