'Carbon savings' from Covid-19 lockdown halve within weeks
by Jillian Ambrose from on (#55X1T)
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy and transport sectors climb as more people return to work
The UK's carbon emissions have begun to rebound following the easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures, causing the carbon savings" triggered by the coronavirus to halve within weeks.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and transport industries climbed last month as more people returned to work, raising demand for fossil fuels from record lows in April when strict lockdown measures were in place, according to new data.
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