Rare upside of COVID, clean air – the action we needed for the environment all along?

India, especially New Delhi, is seeing a massive reduction in pollution as a result of social distancing measures. The skies are clear and un-hazy, a true rarity in Delhi as it simply just impossible to go outside without wearing a mask. Yes – the economy is at a complete halt, factories are forced to shut down, cars aren’t outside, people cannot get to work. However, there has been a significant drop in CO2 levels – maybe the action we needed all along in order to halt the progression of global warming.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/world/asia/india-pollution-coronavirus.html