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These reductions are not like the ones we observed during the Pandemic where the emissions took a dip because of the decreased consumption during lockdown. These reductions are because both China and (to a lesser degree) India have invested in the infrastructure to decrease their dependence on fossil fuel. This in combination to the fact that the economics are heavily in favor of renewable energy. Experts are pretty much in agreement that these reductions are here to stay, and are very likely to speed up in fact.

I hate to say it, but what is probably happening is the economics are causing this, not the Iran war. Renewable energy is simply becoming this much cheaper, that even the capitalist idealogs in the Chinese and the Indian governments are rolling out renewable infrastructure. In other words, capitalism is finally reducing emissions, 20 years too late and 90% too slow.