In recent decades, measurements of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have indicated significant decreases as a result of major events taking place around the world. The global recession of 1983 represented a fall of around one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide globally over four years. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis of 2020 is forecast to represent a record decrease of global CO2 emissions at nearly 2.5 billion metric tons, mainly due to the implemented restrictions around the world on traveling, work and industrial activities.
Decrease in carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by major historical event (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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The Guardian. (April 12, 2020). Decrease in carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by major historical event (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111452/co2-emissions-decrease-due-to-major-historical-events-globally/
The Guardian. "Decrease in carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by major historical event (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. April 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111452/co2-emissions-decrease-due-to-major-historical-events-globally/
The Guardian. (2020). Decrease in carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by major historical event (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111452/co2-emissions-decrease-due-to-major-historical-events-globally/
The Guardian. "Decrease in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by Major Historical Event (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111452/co2-emissions-decrease-due-to-major-historical-events-globally/
The Guardian, Decrease in carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by major historical event (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111452/co2-emissions-decrease-due-to-major-historical-events-globally/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Decrease in carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 1945 and 2020, by major historical event (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], The Guardian, April 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111452/co2-emissions-decrease-due-to-major-historical-events-globally/