Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020, study suggests

Michael Holder
clock • 4 min read

But tentative analysis from Carbon Brief points out likely reduction in CO2 this year would still be far off goals of the Paris Agreement

The global economic slowdown triggered by the escalating coronavirus crisis is on course to deliver the steepest annual fall in CO2 in history, with a larger reduction in emissions expected in 2020 than...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Editor

View profile
More from Michael Holder

'Not good enough for the environment': Defra opposes proposed Thames Water rescue deal

Four in five UK businesses hit by climate disruption

More on Climate change

Halve fossil fuels within a decade to avoid catastrophic climate damage, analysts warn
Climate change

Halve fossil fuels within a decade to avoid catastrophic climate damage, analysts warn

New report urges countries to focus on electrification rather than carbon removal, and ensure no more oil and gas fields are developed

Amber Rolt
clock 16 June 2026 • 4 min read
Global Briefing: Al Basrah named world's most vulnerable city for heat risk
Climate change

Global Briefing: Al Basrah named world's most vulnerable city for heat risk

Oxford University finds city in southern Iraq is the world's most vulnerable to extreme temperatures, Kenya receives landmark climate funding, and the UN releases third World Ocean Assessment

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 12 June 2026 • 8 min read
Scotland confirms it has halved greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
Climate change

Scotland confirms it has halved greenhouse gas emissions since 1990

New official data shows emissions edged down one per cent in 2024, taking Scotland's emissions to 50.5 per cent below 1990 levels

BusinessGreen staff
BusinessGreen staff
clock 12 June 2026 • 2 min read