Damn, and I thought COVID lockdowns around the globe would have helped reducing pollution, apparently not significantly enough
Even if it did the effects would not so quickly reverse.
This. A good example was the Ozone hole. After CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) propellants were regulated and partially banned it still took like 10 years before we saw significant results.
We’ve got 2 centuries of inertia underneath us on this train. There’s no stopping us now.
Even better: as people start returning to work, they are afraid to take public transit or stand next to each other on the sidewalk, so there is an uptick in personal vehicle miles driven to above pre-COVID levels
Wish we could get some of that here--I'm freezing.