Climate change: US emissions in 2020 in biggest fall since WWII
By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent
US greenhouse gas emissions tumbled below their 1990 level for the first-time last year as a result of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A preliminary assessment from research group Rhodium says that overall emissions were down over 10%, the largest fall since World War II.
Transport suffered the biggest decline, with emissions down almost 15% over 2019.
Energy emissions also fell sharply, due to a decline in the use of coal.
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