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Report: Drop In Greenhouse Gas Emissions Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Fails To Slow Climate Crisis
1 month ago | By Forbes
Despite emissions plummeting during lockdowns, greenhouse gas levels continue to rise to record levels.
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Covid-19 lockdowns have little impact as greenhouse gas concentration continues to rise - UN agency
1 month ago | By RT
The World Meteorological Organization has warned that CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is likely to go up in 2020 despite a reduction in global emissions due to Covid-19.
The WMO said in a bulletin released on Monday that the expected drop in global emissions in 2020 is just a “tiny blip” in the buildup of dangerous gases and is unlikely to cause a reduction in greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere.
The agency estimates state enforced lockdowns and a large drop in economic activity because of Covid-19 will contribute to a small reduction in global emissions in 2020, somewhere...
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