Energy & Science
Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand
Global emissions will fall by 2.6 billion metric tons in 2020—the largest fall in history.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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The coronavirus lockdown will cause the biggest drop in energy demand in history, with only renewables managing to increase output through the crisis.
As people around the world consume less oil, gas and coal, electricity generated from the wind and sun will keep flowing, resulting in an unprecedented 8% decline in global carbon dioxide emissions this year, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.