The International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted an 8 percent decline in global carbon emissions this year due to lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the last 100 days, the world has observed a complete lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The IEA revealed that it expected global energy demand to plunge this year which will be called the biggest drop since World War II.
IEA estimates that global energy demand will reduce by 6 percent in 2020, seven times more than the 2008 global financial crisis. The demand in the US for energy will reduce by 9 percent while the European Union’s demand will fall by 11 percent in 2020.
Experts believe emission levels will continue to rise as economic conditions improve, making it unlikely that the current drop may help mitigate the growing concerns of climate change.
When burned, fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas have been responsible for releasing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane into the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Scientists confirmed the emissions have caused the planet’s temperatures to rise to levels unexplained by natural factors.
Noteworthy, in the past 20 years, the world’s temperature has risen about two-thirds of a degree Fahrenheit.
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