Satellite-based estimates of decline and rebound in China’s CO <sub>2</sub> emissions during COVID-19 pandemic
Bo Zheng, Guannan Geng, Philippe Ciais, Steven J. Davis, Randall V. Martin, Jun Meng, Nana Wu, Frédéric Chevallier, Grégoire Broquet, K. F. Boersma, Ronald van der A, Jintai Lin, Dabo Guan, Yu Lei, Kebin He, Qiang Zhang
Abstract
emissions fell by 11.5% compared to the same period in 2019, but emissions have since rebounded to pre-pandemic levels before the coronavirus outbreak at the beginning of January 2020 owing to the fast economic recovery in provinces where industrial activity is concentrated.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)SatellitePandemicChina2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental scienceMeteorologyAtmospheric sciencesGeographyClimatologyVirologyOutbreakBiologyMedicineGeologyPhysicsPathologyArchaeologyAstronomyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Air Quality and Health ImpactsCOVID-19 impact on air qualityEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies