On the morning of April 13, 2020 rare glimpse of Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro in their majesties signified the effect of imposed Coronavirus regulations that has seemingly left cleaner air – By Gerald Gekara
Global carbon emissions have been predicted to drop to 8% this year because of lockdowns that were put in place to protect people against the coronavirus pandemic
Scientists under the International Energy Agency (IEA) have projected the fall will be six times larger than the previous record in the 2008 recession.
Although restrictions on travel and business have greatly reduced the levels of carbon emissions, the agency says this is no cause for celebration. Scientists want CO2 emissions to fall urgently, but not by shutting down the economy.
Manufacturing, construction, and other types of industry account for approximately 20 percent of all CO2 emissions. Certain industrial processes like steel production and aluminum smelting use huge amounts of fossil fuels — and so far, that type of production has mostly continued despite the pandemic.
Global electricity demand is also set to reduce by 5%, the largest drop since the 1930s Great Depression, with weekday electricity consumption equivalent to normal Sundays.
