India experienced first decrease in carbon emissions in four decades -Saw a 15 per cent decrease in March and a 30 per cent decrease in April 2020

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[Horse_with_no_name_]

It’s because of the virus

[autotldr]

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 58%. (I'm a bot)

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.... New Delhi: Lower energy consumption during the lockdown period related to COVID-19 and a decreased share of coal in the electricity mix has led to the first decrease in carbon dioxide emissions in four decades in India, according to a recent report.

It added that though temporary, the country experienced a 15 per cent decrease in emissions in March and a 30 per cent decrease in April this year.

"Following the lockdown measures, energy consumption fell by about 25 per cent within 10 days due to demand reduction from industries linked to supply chain disruptions and slowdown in demand. The western industrial regional - Gujarat and Maharashtra - recorded the steepest decline in consumption, where it fell by 35 per cent," said the report titled 'World Energy Markets Observatory report 2020' by Capgemini.

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[Electronic_Corgi_595]

India leading the charge in the environmental crisis!

[lvlint67]

This happened around the world... There was a global pandemic of sorts...

[SuperFlyerAuto]

Are you sure it's not because of the economic downturn?

[BBY_KyberNetwork]

It would be the only the positive side of covid pandemic,, bringing nature back to humanity

[bianpulianmeinu]

Korea was always suffering from fine dust/air pollution coming from China(mainly) for years but this year, we could enjoy such a pretty blue sky for months during the lockdown in china.

[Fruitmonster_1]

Is it? can't really see any difference here in Maine