Loose Change: Pandemic drives GHG cuts but scientists brace for increase

The widespread travel reductions and general disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic have spurred an estimated 7 percent cut in global greenhouse gases this year, according to an international group of scientists, though they are warning emissions will rebound when countries’ lockdowns are lifted absent lasting changes in transport and other areas. The Associated Press reports on the emissions projections from the Global Carbon Project , which calculated the world will emit 37 billion short tons of GHGs in 2020,...