Daily carbon emissions drop 17 percent compared to last year: study

Between January and early April, global daily carbon dioxide emissions decreased by about 17 percent compared to average levels last year, according to a new study. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, also projected that emissions would drop between 4 percent and 7 percent by the end of 2020 depending on the length of stay-at-home orders and other measures tied to the coronavirus pandemic.However, the study noted that the emissions…