8 COVID-19 and Its Impact on Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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Fig. 8.9 Fossil CO 2 emission for India, UK and Germany (redrawn with partial data from [14])
8.7.6 India
Till date India is second of the most affected country by COVID-19 related crisis.
However, the complete lockdown was implemented only by the end of March 2020.
The fossil CO 2 emission in India has shown decreasing trends in the first quarter
of 2020 that was similar to that of 2019. However, with lockdown implementation
by the middle of March the fossil CO 2 emission declined rapidly with time in India
(Fig. 8.9). In February the emission was 8.4% that rapidly decreased further to 16.4%
in March and 27.9% in April [14].
8.7.7 UK
United Kingdom is also an early affected country by the COVID-19 crisis. From
Fig. 8.9 it is evident that the rapid change in fossil CO 2 emission was observed only
after the complete lockdown by the end of March. The emission for first three months
was comparable to that of 2019. By the end of March the emission decreased to more
than 20% in the UK.
8.7.8 Germany
From the very beginning of COVID-19 crisis in Germany, controlled preventive
measures and partly shutdown decreased the total fossil CO 2 emission by February.
Thus in the end of February the emission reduced by 16.8% (Fig. 8.9). This reduction
was continuous and starts rapidly as the complete lockdown was implemented by
the end of March.
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Fig. 8.9 Fossil CO 2 emission for India, UK and Germany (redrawn with partial data from [14])
8.7.6 India
Till date India is second of the most affected country by COVID-19 related crisis.
However, the complete lockdown was implemented only by the end of March 2020.
The fossil CO 2 emission in India has shown decreasing trends in the first quarter
of 2020 that was similar to that of 2019. However, with lockdown implementation
by the middle of March the fossil CO 2 emission declined rapidly with time in India
(Fig. 8.9). In February the emission was 8.4% that rapidly decreased further to 16.4%
in March and 27.9% in April [14].
8.7.7 UK
United Kingdom is also an early affected country by the COVID-19 crisis. From
Fig. 8.9 it is evident that the rapid change in fossil CO 2 emission was observed only
after the complete lockdown by the end of March. The emission for first three months
was comparable to that of 2019. By the end of March the emission decreased to more
than 20% in the UK.
8.7.8 Germany
From the very beginning of COVID-19 crisis in Germany, controlled preventive
measures and partly shutdown decreased the total fossil CO 2 emission by February.
Thus in the end of February the emission reduced by 16.8% (Fig. 8.9). This reduction
was continuous and starts rapidly as the complete lockdown was implemented by
the end of March.