India’s CO2 emissions fall for first time in four decades amid coronavirus
India's CO2 emissions have fallen for the first time in 40 years, as a result of an economic slowdown, growth in green energy and the COVID-19 lockdown.
Lauri Myllyvirta works at Greenpeace International to support the organization's coal campaign work in priority countries, with a focus on air pollution issues and analysis of energy and CO2 trends.
India's CO2 emissions have fallen for the first time in 40 years, as a result of an economic slowdown, growth in green energy and the COVID-19 lockdown.
Since 2013, India has accounted for more than half of the increase in global CO2 output - but the slowdown of the expansion of coal-fired electricity generation means that the country is ...