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• According to analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), for the first time in four decades, emissions of toxic carbon dioxide have declined in the country — thanks to an economic slowdown, growth of clean energy and the ongoing lockdown.
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• According to the analysis, CO2 emissions in the country fell by around 15% in March, and are likely to have fallen by 30% last month, year-on-year.
• Using the latest consumption data for coal, oil and gas, the analysts concluded that CO2 emissions fell by 30 million tonnes in the financial year 2019-20 compared to the previous fiscal.
• Power and transportation sectors are the major contributors of CO2 pollution in the country. The fall in the consumption of fossil fuels has led to the decline in CO2 emissions.
• Power generated from coal-fired plants fell by 15% in March, and 31% in the first three weeks of April. In contrast, renewable energy (RE) generation increased by 6.4% in March, and saw a slight decrease of 1.4% in the first three weeks of April.
• Not just coal, consumption of oil too has witnessed a decline. The already-slow demand in growth of oil consumption fell by 18% this March, compared to the previous year.
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