Decline in green energy spending might offset COVID-era emissions benefits

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 11:20 in Earth & Climate

The short-term environmental benefits of the COVID-19 crisis, including declines in carbon emissions and local air pollution, have been documented since the early days of the crisis. This silver lining to the global crisis, however, could be far outweighed by the impacts on clean energy innovation, a new Yale-led study finds. The economic downturn triggered […]

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