As all the world knows, COVD-19 shut down many aspects of our lives. Banned from interacting with other people and exiled to the land of zoom, few traveled. This actually brought carbon emissions down by around 5.4%. By not taking cars, trains, or airplanes, one of the main sources of greenhouse gases was cut down.

However, after 2020, the rates continued to steadily rise to concerning amounts. Hopefully, we may learn to once again avoid harmful transportation and not need a pandemic to teach us a lesson.

Research from: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3129/emission-reductions-from-pandemic-had-unexpected-effects-on-atmosphere/#:~:text=The%20COVID%2D19%20pandemic%20and,take%20regulations%20years%20to%20achieve.