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		fulvioterzapi on July 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Soviet Union’s collapse led to drop in carbon emis... Must be the most tone deaf article I read in a while. Lots of people were starving in Russia in the ‘90s, for sure malnourished or dead people emit less carbon.

roboticmind on July 11, 2022 [–]

It is worth noting that this doesn't just look at things in the 90's, but goes all the way out to 2011

fulvioterzapi on July 11, 2022 | [–]

Still very rough years for Russia. Still as tone deaf as observing that since grandma has suddenly died the ecological footprint of the family greatly improved.

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