After historic fall, carbon emissions are now coming back fast
After taking a steep and unprecedented dive in fuel consumption last year due to Covid-19-related lockdowns and travel bans, CO2 emissions are once again on the rise and have been since late last year, show new IEA data, though revealing a few bright spots in green tech adoption.
BY ERIC ROSTON, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Pandemic restrictions in 2020 caused the largest absolute drop in carbon-dioxide pollution from energy use since World War II. But lockdowns eventually lifted, and as economic activity picked up, emissions resumed very quickly by year's end. In December, worldwide emissions were 2 percent higher than the same month in 2019, according to new data from the International Energy Agency.
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