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IMAGE: Researchers at the University of Tokyo examined how lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 state of emergency affected the consumption habits and associated carbon footprints of Japanese households. The carbon footprints. view more
Credit: Image by Yin Long, first published in One Earth DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.03.003
Despite the rapid and significant changes in consumption patterns witnessed during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese households maintained their normal levels of greenhouse gases emissions. The anthropause reduction of human activity due to the pandemic made headlines last summer, but factory shutdowns and broken global supply chains did not translate into the adoption of eco-friendly lifestyles for the average household.