“Carbon dioxide has once again reached a record annual peak. Unsurprisingly, it’s another reminder that greenhouse gas levels are still rising and the climate system is responding. Every fraction of a degree matters, and those small increments of warming continue to compound in the impacts seen around the world.”

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That little detail that carbon levels are still rising while people post news that alternative energy is pumping out more electric electricity then gas power plants.

Physics doesn’t care what the electrical grid is working off of, it “cares” about how much CO2, methane and other factors are going on.

Permafrost and glaciers are releasing methane now then I believe also parts of the ocean.. then maybe the Amazon too.

If bunker fuel stayed 3x more expensive that would probably help.