terms of COVID-19’s impact on climate change,the International Energy Agency(IEA)has estimated that global carbon emissions will fall by around eight percent in 2020.This is largely caused by a reduction in industrial production and energy consumption,and changes in transportation.However,past experience shows us that emissions reductions caused by an economic slowdown are likely to be temporary and may rebound to exceed previous levels.After the global financial crisis of 2008,global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production grew 5.9 percent in 2010,more than offsetting the 1.4 percent decrease in 2009 from the crisis.
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