In Nairobi findet in dieser Woche der erste afrikanische klimagipfel statt. Ein zentrales Thema sind Funanzierungsleistungen des globalen Nordens. Viele Initiativen besonders der kenianischen Präsidentschaft sind umstritten. NGOs befürchten, dass sie die Länder, die die Klima-Katastrophe verursachen, entlasten und nicht zur Minderung der Emissionen beitragen.

https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000185400/afrikanische-laender-suchen-bei-eigenem-klimagipfel-nach-zukunftsschancen

Anderson has contextualized the scale of such an impact in his other presentations but not here. A recent example is the temporary emission decreases due to covid 19. A 6.6% global decrease was determined from this study: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00090-3#:~:text=After%20rising%20steadily%20for%20decades,on%20daily%20fossil%20fuel%20emissions. with the US contributing 13% due to lockdown impacts on vehicular travel (both air and ground). After the pandemic ends, experts expect a strong rebound effect.

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Paris’ Mayor on How Lockdown Gave Glimpses at a Greener City. (n.d.). Time. Retrieved July 10, 2020, from https://time.com/5864707/paris-green-city-2/

Vaughan, A. (n.d.). Global CO2 emissions have already rebounded above pre-pandemic levels. New Scientist. Retrieved 3 March 2021, from https://www.newscientist.com/article/2269628-global-co2-emissions-have-already-rebounded-above-pre-pandemic-levels/

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