According to the latest statistics, the EU countries' carbon dioxide emissions have dropped sharply this year due to the spread of the epidemic, eurowatcher.com reported recently.

Novel coronavirus pneumonia, which is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions from the European Union, has been reduced by 58% since the European Union imposed a blockade on the new crown pneumonia outbreak, the report quoted Sia Partners from France. Among them, the emissions of vehicles and motorcycles in the field of transportation decreased by 88%; the carbon dioxide emissions in the field of industry decreased by 60%; and the emissions in the field of energy decreased by 40%.

However, the company also pointed out that household dioxide emissions in EU countries increased by 29% during this period.

Source: China Energy News