Impact of COVID-19 outbreak measures of lockdown on the Italian Carbon Footprint
Benedetto Rugani, Dario Caro
Abstract
e in central and Southern provinces). Not surprisingly, these are the utmost industrialized areas of Italy and have been the ones mostly affected by the outbreak. Despite our CF estimates are not free of uncertainties, our research offers quantitative insights to start understanding the magnitude generated by such an exceptional lockdown event in Italy on climate change, and to complement current scientific efforts investigating the relationships between air pollution and the spread of COVID-19.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Outbreak2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Carbon footprintFootprintEnvironmental scienceGeographyVirologyMedicineGeologyGreenhouse gasArchaeologyOceanographyPathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 impact on air qualityCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts