Carbon emission “lockdowns” a real possibility

Peter du ToitI'm the founder of FutureWork IQ where I spend my time assisting businesses to improve their climate literacy so as to understand the projected impacts from the expanding climate crisis and how to adapt their workplaces in the face of these impacts.

We have witnessed firsthand how governments are willing to take drastic measures in the face of danger from a virus.

As the climate emergency evolves and extreme weather events begin to threaten large segments of the global population governments will be forced to act.

The data at hand proves that lockdowns can also flatten the emissions curve and as a result, the possibility of large segments of the economy being “locked down” in order to radically cut emissions is a very real possibility.

For example, see Covid-19 brings South Africa’s daily carbon emissions down by 20%.