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Fig. 8.3 CO 2 emission with sector-wise activity change (redrawn using data from [12])
wise CO 2 emission was highly dependent on the changes in the corresponding activities. Figure 8.3 showed the overall activity change during the COVID-19 pandemic
and also showed the country wise activity change for a confinement level 3.
Figure 8.3 indicated that change in anthropogenic activities has a direct relation
with the CO 2 emission. For level 3 types of confinement index––complete lockdown
affected the aviation sectors majorly. During the complete lockdown situation due to
COVID-19 in most of the countries completely banned the international and domestic
airways. Thus, the CO 2 emission is also found to be lower for aviation sector among
the other sectors. In most of the countries fossil fuels are being used for surface
transport both for road or water. Thus, at level 3 confinement CO 2 emission from
the surface transport sector should be decreased. As expected, Fig. 8.3 followed
same trend for the surface transport sector. Power and public sectors also followed
the same trends. Industries are one of the most CO 2 emitting sectors thus during
complete lockdown less CO 2 emission was recorded from this sector. Figure 8.3
clearly indicates that the sector that faced major shutdown showed less CO 2 emission
during the critical period of COVID-19 based lockdown.
A. Dasgotra et al.
Fig. 8.3 CO 2 emission with sector-wise activity change (redrawn using data from [12])
wise CO 2 emission was highly dependent on the changes in the corresponding activities. Figure 8.3 showed the overall activity change during the COVID-19 pandemic
and also showed the country wise activity change for a confinement level 3.
Figure 8.3 indicated that change in anthropogenic activities has a direct relation
with the CO 2 emission. For level 3 types of confinement index––complete lockdown
affected the aviation sectors majorly. During the complete lockdown situation due to
COVID-19 in most of the countries completely banned the international and domestic
airways. Thus, the CO 2 emission is also found to be lower for aviation sector among
the other sectors. In most of the countries fossil fuels are being used for surface
transport both for road or water. Thus, at level 3 confinement CO 2 emission from
the surface transport sector should be decreased. As expected, Fig. 8.3 followed
same trend for the surface transport sector. Power and public sectors also followed
the same trends. Industries are one of the most CO 2 emitting sectors thus during
complete lockdown less CO 2 emission was recorded from this sector. Figure 8.3
clearly indicates that the sector that faced major shutdown showed less CO 2 emission
during the critical period of COVID-19 based lockdown.