Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline - the sharpest since WWII - would barely dent long-term global warming, researchers reported Tuesday.
Total CO2 emissions from industry and energy last year came to a record 37 billion tonnes.
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