2. HOW HAS OUR ENVIRONMENT HAS CHANGED OR BEEN
AFFECTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS ?
Due to the coronavirus crisis, the environment has changed in this way:
● Levels of pollution in New York have reduced by nearly 50% because of measures
to contain the virus.
● In China, emission fell 25% at the start of the year as people were instructed to stay at home.
● The coal use fell by 40% at China’s six largest power plants since the last quarter of 2019.
● In Europe, satellite images show nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions fading away over northern Italy.
● The coronavirus pandemic has had an unexpected side effect in Venice—where the normally cloudy canals
have transformed into water crystal clear enough to see fish swimming below.
