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The world has probably passed “peak air pollution” [In Terms of Local Pollutants]
(ourworldindata.org)
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these are estimations from 2021 that predict as far as 2022, and on top of that CO2 is notably absent from the charts
from a subsequent data release by the same source used in the article, in 2024:
That's why I noted Local Pollutants as opposed to global ones
How much of this effect is a temporary dip during COVID due to reduced transportation and industry? And why no CO2 or methane?