Scientists warn of rebound after record seven per cent fall in global emissions
London, UKReuters Coronavirus restrictions led to a record seven per cent fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are intensified, a study by scientists in the journal Nature Climate Change said. The study by scientists from institutions in Australia, Britain, France, Norway […]
Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War II
London, UK/Washington DC, USReuters Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War II this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according to the chair of a network of scientists providing benchmark emissions data. Rob Jackson, who chairs the Global Carbon Project, which produces widely-watched annual emissions […]