The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?

| June 15, 2020 | Leave a Comment

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Publication Info: grist.org

Date of Publication: April 27

Year of Publication: 2020

Publication City: Seattle, WA

Publisher: Grist

Author(s): Shannon Osaka

Pedestrians have taken over city streets, people have almost entirely stopped flying, skies are blue (even in Los Angeles!) for the first time in decades, and global CO2 emissions are on-track to drop by … about 5.5 percent.

Wait, what? Even with the global economy at a near-standstill, the best analysis suggests that the world is still on track to release 95 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted in a typical year, continuing to heat up the planet and driving climate change even as we’re stuck at home.

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