Most industrialised countries have peaked carbon dioxide emissions during economic crises through strengthened structural change

In most developed economies where decarbonisation processes are already in place, economic crises have coincided with a peak and subsequently declining emissions as a result of lower carbon and energy intensities, according to a statistical analysis of 45 countries between 1965 and 2019.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Germán Bersalli, Tim Tröndle, Johan Lilliestam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00687-8