Rapid lifestyle changes during early COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on climate change
E-Mail 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 ...
Source: eurekalert.org
