EPA Sees ‘Sharp Decline’ In GHGs, Highlighting Pandemic’s Early Effects

EPA’s latest draft inventory of greenhouse gas emissions finds a “sharp decline” in releases though 2020, underscoring the widespread effects of the initial phase of the coronavirus pandemic, though the agency adds that other market and economic trends also contributed to the major reduction in emissions that year. Nevertheless, private and other studies have since shown emissions partly rebounding as economic activity increased in 2021 and beyond. EPA’s draft GHG inventory , released Feb. 15, finds a 10.7 percent net...