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EVs are lowering Bay Area's carbon footprint (news.berkeley.edu)

submitted 6 months ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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these of course come with their own tradeoffs, but you take what you can get

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[–] ericjmorey@beehaw.org 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It seems that the most significant part of this news is the enhancement in detecting atmospheric CO2 concentration in a large urban area. Being able to measure more accurately and precisely will allow better evaluation of mitigation strategies.