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The long-term implications of the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery measures on environmental pressures [1]

This paper analyses the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government responses on the environment. It uses large-scale modelling to investigate the impact of sectoral and regional shocks to the economy until 2040. These detailed economic impacts are linked to a range of environmental pressures, including greenhouse gas emissions, emissions of air pollutants, the use of raw materials and land use change. The short-term reductions in environmental pressures are significant: in 2020, energy-related greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions dropped by around 7%. Environmental pressures related to agriculture observed a smaller drop in 2020. The reduction in the use of non-metallic minerals, including construction materials, reached double digits. From 2021, emissions are projected to increase again, gradually getting closer to the pre-COVID baseline projection levels as growth rates recover fully. But there is a long-term – potentially permanent – downward impact on the levels of environmental pressures of 1‑3%.
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Publication Date: 
18/05/2021
Rob Dellink [3], Christine Arriola [4], Ruben Bibas [5], Elisa Lanzi [6], Frank van Tongeren [7]
OECD [8]
Tags:
Coronavirus [9], Air Pollution [10], Climate Change [11], GDP [12], Green House Gases [13], India [14], Global [15], Africa [16]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/long-term-implications-covid-19-pandemic-and-recovery-measures-environmental

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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/long term implications of the covid 19 pandemic.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rob-dellink
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christine-arriola
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ruben-bibas
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/elisa-lanzi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/frank-van-tongeren
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