[HN Gopher] Scientists thought carbon emissions had peaked. They...
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       Scientists thought carbon emissions had peaked. They've never been
       higher
        
       Author : makerofspoons
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2022-12-06 20:47 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.washingtonpost.com)
        
       | mrguyorama wrote:
       | "Thought carbon emissions had peaked" and "Carbon emissions have
       | never been higher" are synonyms. What is the editor who made this
       | title smoking?
        
         | yesenadam wrote:
         | "had peaked".
        
         | PraetorianGourd wrote:
         | I think you are missing a bit of nuance in the wording. The
         | long-form would be "Prior to reviewing the latest data,
         | scientists were confident that carbon emissions would not
         | surpass previous levels, and continue a downward trajectory.
         | However, latest data show that emissions are again rising above
         | record levels"
        
       | _hypx wrote:
       | It's sad that we've become so anti-nuclear. All of this was
       | preventable had we made sensible energy policy. But instead,
       | virtue signalling become the dominant driver of "green" energy,
       | and as it turns out that doesn't do anything to solve climate
       | change.
        
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