Coronavirus could cause the first big emissions drop in a decade

Four billion people worldwide are being told to shelter in their homes, the world economy has stalled, and scientists are anxiously awaiting what could be one of the largest drops in carbon emissions in history.

Scientists anxiously waiting for what could be one
 of the largest drops in carbon emissions in history.

Climate scientists have spent decades warning the public that fossil fuel use must be curbed significantly to prevent dangerous climate change — but, as world governments drag their feet, emissions have kept climbing. There hasn’t been a serious drop in global emissions since 2009, in the wake of the Great Recession.

Now, a global COVID-19 pandemic might change all that.

Read the story from Grist by Shannon Osaka - “Coronavirus could cause the first big emissions drop in a decade.”