Global fossil carbon emissions rebound near pre-COVID-19 levels
Abstract
Fossil CO2 emissions in 2021 grew an estimated 4.2% (3.5%-4.8%) to 36.2 billion metric tons compared with 2020, pushing global emissions back close to 2019 levels (36.7 Gt CO2).
- Publication:
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Environmental Research Letters
- Pub Date:
- March 2022
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1748-9326/ac55b6
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2111.02222
- Bibcode:
- 2022ERL....17c1001J
- Keywords:
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- CO2 emissions;
- coal;
- oil;
- and natural gas;
- climate change;
- COVID-19;
- fossil fuels;
- global carbon budget;
- energy;
- Physics - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
- E-Print:
- 14 pages, 5 figures