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Carbon dioxide emissions rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Authors
Steven J Davis,
Zhu Liu,
Zhu Deng,
Biqing Zhu,
Piyu Ke,
Taochen Sun,
Rui Guo,
Chaopeng Hong,
Bo Zheng,
Yilong Wang,
Olivier Boucher,
Pierre Gentine 
,
Philippe Ciais
Abstract
Global CO2 emissions have rebounded strongly from the historic decrease caused by the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020. We project 2021 emissions will be only 0.9% less than the record levels of 2019. In particular, power- and industry-related emissions in China and India have increased relative to 2019, and the carbon intensity of electricity used worldwide has returned to its pre-pandemic level. Is this rebound a sign of fossil energy resuming growth or a final fleeting surge at the start of a long decline?
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31223/X56P86
Subjects
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Keywords
climate, energy
Dates
Published: 2021-10-27 08:16
License
CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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