Global emissions fell by 8.8 per cent in the first half of the year amid restrictions on movement and economic activity owing to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
The various lockdowns around the world and the consequent economic recession reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 1.6bn tonnes from January to June — the equivalent of the past three years of UK greenhouse gas emissions.
The study published in Nature Communications was based on analysis by more than 40 scientists of real-time data including electricity consumption, flight information and industrial output.
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