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Coronavirus has seen CO2 emissions fall dramatically

No war, recession or previous pandemic has had such an impact over the past 100 years, as coronavirus has in a few short months

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bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… Global CO2 emissions are expected to take a record drop due to coronavirus
The world has cut back heavily on travel

Global average road transport activity fell to 50% of the 2019 level by the end of March 2020

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… Traffic congestion has fallen in cities around the world
In Europe, the number of flights is down around 90%

In the US it has been more resilient with around 50% of planes taking off compared to last year

Globally though, the demand for jet fuel is down 65% year-on-year to April

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… Airline capacity has fallen hugely due to coronavirus
Across the full year, the need for electricity is expected to fall by 5%

That’s the biggest drop since the Great Depression of the 1930s

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… 5% drop in need for electricity around the world
Demand for energy, globally, has fallen off a cliff

The International Energy Agency says the world will use 6% less this year

That’s equivalent to losing the entire energy demand of India

This means large falls in CO2

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… 6% less energy required globally
Emissions this year are expected to fall by 4-8%

That’s two to three billion tonnes of gas (six to ten times larger than during the last global recession)

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… Photo of power station, with CO2 emissions
While emissions have dropped everywhere – some places have seen much starker changes

Paris saw a CO2 drop of 72% (+/-15%) in the month of March compared to normal

Yet New York, in the same period, saw a CO2 fall of around 10%

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… Paris' CO2 emissions were down by 72% in March 2020, New York's fell by 10%
“If Covid-19 leads to a drop in emissions of around 5% in 2020, then that is the sort of reduction we need every year until net-zero emissions are reached around 2050” says Glen Peters, from the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… Graph showing rise in emissions impacting global temperature rise
Many climate researchers are optimistic that the pandemic has taught governments critical lessons that they can apply to the problem of rising temperatures

They say the big challenge is ensuring our coronavirus recovery has a green focus

bbc.in/CoronavirusCli… People cycling, wearing masks in the US
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Comparing coronavirus deaths between countries can be tricky

The US has the highest number of recorded Covid-19 deaths in total (over 40,000) but it’s important to compare deaths by population size

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The population of the US is 330 million

The combined population of the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain is 320 million

The total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in those countries is more than twice that of the US, over 85,000

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