Posted on 04/01/2020 9:57:52 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Geneva (AFP) - Though factories have shut, planes have been grounded and cars left in the garage, the coronavirus pandemic is having very little impact on climate change, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday.
Any reductions in pollution and carbon dioxide emissions are likely to be temporary, said Lars Peter Riishojgaard, from the infrastructure department of the WMO, a United Nations agency based in Geneva.
"It does not mean much for climate," he told a virtual press conference.
Riishojgaard said there was a lot of media speculation about what impact the global pandemic might have on the climate, greenhouse gas emissions and longer-term global warming.
"The answer to that is it probably does not mean very much," he said.
While in the short term, carbon dioxide emissions would go down as cars stay put and aircraft remain on the ground, "we expect the impact will be fairly short-lived," Riishojgaard said.
He said visibility in cities such as New Delhi had improved because there were fewer traffic-emitting fumes, but cautioned that it was only down to an "artificial halt" to normal activity.
He reflected on China shutting down much industrial production during the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
"They demonstrated very clearly that you can absolutely, if you have enough control over the situation, you can turn off the air pollution," he said.
"But I don't think we should claim victory here yet because things will pick up again eventually."
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Well, that’s some good news............................../s
I’ve been worried about this.
One thing is certain, while pollution will go away, those demanding money for scams never will.
So, if the civilized world shutting down it’s carbon footprint has no impact on climate change, why do it at all?
Who’s doing it?
The only cure to the climate change hoax is real socialism or communism.
WOW! A clue for the clueless.
Why should it? Since man doesn’t cause climate change anyway. This, to me, is perfect proof.
It’s supposed to hit 90 where we live in the SW. no golf but people are starting to use their pools. Apparently the little buggers don’t like heat.
DIE YOU BASTARDS!
It was nice while it lasted — no blather about homos, trannies, wokesters, SJWs, climate change, etc. Now the crap is starting to bubble up again even before we have hit Peak Death.
Shut down every human endeavor and kill every last human, and the climate will continue to change as it always has. No faster, no more slowly, no higher or lower.
I am the mental part of environmental. I don’t care
It is not raining here today.
Guess we need to develop a Green cremation oven!
Well then their entire theory has just been proven WRONG because the amount of carbons we’re pumping into the atmosphere has plummeted under house arrest.
This would be a great time to measure the impact if measurable on the ozone before and after the pandemic as CO2 levels decline. Yes, it stands to reason CO2 emissions would start to decline at the inception of the pandemic but the big question is how has that impacted the ozone. If no impact, there may be some splainin’ to do.
Oh no!!!!!
That happened here also...Rain yesterday, none today....
What is gonna happen now????
Oh no!!!!!
Please send memo to ObamaIdiot, BBC, most of the libtard lamestream media, kkthx. GG. /s
I can’t believe they still have time for this crap! Well at least the MSM’s obsession with lgbtqxyz is on the back burner now that SCIENCE is saying that the PRC virus affects MEN and WOMEN differently. Kills us guys mostly:-(
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