Lockdown and Reported Reductions in Global Carbon Emissions
Lockdown and Reported Reductions in Global Carbon Emissions
9th November 2021.
We must make changes that can positively make a difference for the futures and survivals of our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
It matters very little if you consider the reasons for climate change and rising temperatures to be something that is happening naturally anyway irregardless of humankind, or something that is happening that we caused and is effected by our movements. Either way there is no dispute that global temperature is rising and our climate is changing.
Through Covid lockdown rules and restrictions our movements were greatly restricted all around the globe, and Le Quéré et al (2020; 2021) research study found during that time what appeared to be a reduction in the amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, the decrease in the first four months of 2020 appears very apparent - see chart below.
This research suggests that with decreased movements and actions of our human race around the globe, came a decrease in the level of CO2 emissions into our atmosphere.
Le Quéré et al (2020; 2021) research suggests CO2 emissions in early April 2020 decreased by -19% compared to 2020, and at their peak up to an average of -27%, and furthermore suggest "with just under half of this total change occurring due to changes in surface transport."
Findings reported by:
Carbon Brief
Article Title:
"Daily global CO2 emissions ‘cut to 2006 levels’ during height of coronavirus crisis"
Date: 19th May 2020
Published by: Simon Evans
"These lockdowns have included “stay at home” orders, border closures and other measures that have had direct effects on the use of energy and, consequently, on the release of CO2 emissions."
Found online at:
Integrated Carbon Observation System
Article Title:
"Supplementary data: Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement"
Date: Version 1.4 22 September 2021
Published by Citation:
(2020; 2021, Le Quéré et al)
Reported:
"At their peak in early April 2020, daily global CO2 emissions decreased by –19%... compared with the mean 2019 levels, with just under half of this total change occurring due to changes in surface transport. At their peak, emissions in individual countries decreased by –27% on average."
"...Government actions and economic incentives post crisis will likely influence the global CO2 emissions path for decades to come."
Found online at:
https://www.icos-cp.eu/gcp-covid19
Full Article found online at: https://doi.org/10.18160/RQDW-BTJU
References
(Evans, S., 2020) 'Supplementary data: Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement' Carbon Brief. [Online] https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-global-co2-emissions-cut-to-2006-levels-during-height-of-coronavirus-crisis (Accessed on 9th November 2021).
(2020; 2021, Le Quéré et al)
Le Quéré, C., Jackson, R., Jones, M., Smith, A., Abernethy, S., Andrew, R., De-Gol, A., Shan, Y., Canadell, J., Friedlingstein, P., Creutzig, F., & Peters, G. (2020). Supplementary data to: Le Quéré et al (2021), Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement (Version 1.3). Global Carbon Project. [Online] www.ipsos.cp-eu [Full Article] https://doi.org/10.18160/RQDW-BTJU (Accessed on 9th November 2021).
To show the amount of CO2 emissions please see this graph taken from the above publication.
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