Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
Pages: 647-653
Citations: 2211
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                                    Corinne Le Quéré, 
                                
                                    Robert B. Jackson, 
                                
                                    Matthew W. Jones
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement. 
                            Nature Climate Change
                            , 10
                            (7)
                            , 647-653.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0797-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0797-x