Assessing the recent impact of COVID-19 on carbon emissions from China using domestic economic data.

ABSTRACT: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused tremendous loss to human life and economic decline in China and worldwide. It has significantly reduced gross domestic product (GDP), power generation, industrial activity and transport volume; thus, it has reduced fossil-related and cement-induced carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in China. Due to time delays in obtaining activity data, traditional emissions inventories generally involve a 2-3-year lag. However, a timely assessment of COVID-19's impact on provincial CO₂ emission reductions is crucial for accurately understanding the reduction and its implications for mitigation measures; furthermore, this information can provide constraints for modeling studies. Here, we used national and provincial GDP data

SUBMITTER: Han P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7425766 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature