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NEW DELHI: For the first time in four decades, emissions of toxic carbon dioxide have declined in the country — thanks to an economic slowdown, growth of clean energy and the ongoing lockdown. This was revealed in the latest analysis done by Lauri Myllyvirta and Sunil Dahiya of the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
According to the analysis, CO2 emissions in the country fell by around 15% in March, and are likely to have fallen by 30% last month, year-on-year.
Using the latest consumption data for coal, oil and gas, the analysts concluded that CO2 emissions fell by 30 million tonnes in the financial year 2019-20 compared to the previous fiscal.
Fall in fossil-fuel use cut CO2 emissions
As per analysts, power and transportation sectors are the major contributors of CO2 pollution in the country. TOI earlier reported that the thermal sector spewed out nearly 929 million tones of CO2 in a year.
“The fall in the consumption of fossil fuels has led to the decline in CO2 emissions,” said Dahiya.
The analysis, which is based on government data from various ministries, stated that power generated from coal-fired plants fell by 15% in March, and 31% in the first three weeks of April. “In contrast, renewable energy (RE) generation increased by 6.4% in March, and saw a slight decrease of 1.4% in thRead More – Source
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