COVID-19-induced low power demand and market forces starkly reduce CO2 emissions

Christoph Bertram (), Gunnar Luderer, Felix Creutzig, Nico Bauer, Falko Ueckerdt, Aman Malik and Ottmar Edenhofer
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Christoph Bertram: Member of the Leibniz Association
Gunnar Luderer: Member of the Leibniz Association
Felix Creutzig: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Nico Bauer: Member of the Leibniz Association
Falko Ueckerdt: Member of the Leibniz Association
Aman Malik: Member of the Leibniz Association

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 3, 193-196

Abstract: Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic continues to strongly affect global energy systems. Global power sector CO2 emissions have shown a substantial decline, thanks to (a) the COVID-19-induced economic downturn and resulting reduction of electricity demand and (b) a decrease of carbon intensity of power generation as coal generation is decreased most strongly. These effects illustrate the opportunity for different policies to support a structural and accelerating decline of power sector emissions.

Date: 2021
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