Fossil CO2 emissions in the post-COVID-19 era

Corinne Le Quéré (), Glen Peters, Pierre Friedlingstein, Robbie M. Andrew, Josep G. Canadell, Steven J. Davis, Robert B. Jackson and Matthew W. Jones
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Corinne Le Quéré: University of East Anglia
Pierre Friedlingstein: University of Exeter
Robbie M. Andrew: CICERO Center for International Climate Research
Josep G. Canadell: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Steven J. Davis: University of California, Irvine
Robert B. Jackson: Stanford University
Matthew W. Jones: University of East Anglia

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 3, 197-199

Abstract: Abstract Five years after the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, growth in global CO2 emissions has begun to falter. The pervasive disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have radically altered the trajectory of global CO2 emissions. Contradictory effects of the post-COVID-19 investments in fossil fuel-based infrastructure and the recent strengthening of climate targets must be addressed with new policy choices to sustain a decline in global emissions in the post-COVID-19 era.

Date: 2021
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