Fossil CO2 emissions in the post-COVID era

Authors: Le QuŽrŽ C, GP Peters, P Friedlingstein, RM Andrew, JG Canadell, SJ Davis, RB Jackson, MW Jones

Five years after the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement, growth in global CO2 emissions has begun to falter. The pervasive disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have radically

altered the trajectory of global CO2 emissions. Contradictory effects of the post-COVID-19 investments in fossil fuel-based infrastructure and the recent strengthening of climate targets must be addressed with new policy choices to sustain a decline in global emissions in the post-COVID-19 era.