How did global carbon dioxide emissions decline only by 6.4% in 2020 despite major global lockdowns and travel restrictions? What would have to happen for them to drop by say 50%?

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Source for the 6.4% number: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00090-3

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This is why I always point out that even if we were to switch all consumer vehicles to EVs across the entire planet tomorrow, that our long-term GHG emissions would only decrease by like… ~3-5%. A lot of people misunderstand GHG emissions and that’s intentional. Corporations want you to believe that it’s your fault for climate change and they want you to believe that you can fix everything by buying more of their products.