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We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed – The Conversation AU

The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.

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The global pandemic has seen an unprecedented drop in global emissions, with carbon dioxide down about 7% (or 2.6 billion tonnes) in 2020 overall compared to 2019.
But our research, published today in Nature Climate Change, found this may soon be undone, as unchecked economic recovery would see global emissions bounce back to pre-pandemic levels.
It comes as data released this week from the International Energy Agency shows global carbon emissions in December 2020 were 2% higher than the year…

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