Fossil CO2 emissions in the post-COVID-19 era

Corinne Le Quéré; Glen P. Peters; Pierre Friedlingstein; Robbie M. Andrew; Josep G. Canadell; Steven J. Davis; Robert B. Jackson; Matthew W. Jones

doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01001-0

Fossil CO₂ emissions in the post-COVID-19 era

Corinne Le Quéré
, Glen P. Peters
, Pierre Friedlingstein
, Robbie M. Andrew
, Josep G. Canadell
, Steven J. Davis
, Robert B. Jackson
, Matthew W. Jones

École Polytechnique

University of East Anglia
Center for International Climate Research (CICERO)
University of Exeter
Global Carbon Project
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Department of Earth System Science
Long Beach VA and University of California
Department of Earth System Science
Stanford University
Stanford University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	197-199
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01001-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2021

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