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THE C U R RE N T S T AT E O F O U R
E N V IRO N M ENT A N D T H E
SU S T AI NAB L E F U T U R E

n the positive side, the global lockdown resulting from
O the COVID-19 led to improved air quality due to
reduced Carbon Dioxide (C02) emissions and human mobility

facilitated by a stay-at-home policy; but how sustainable were
these effects in the long term?

The United in Science 2020 presents a unified assessment of our

Earth system, detailing how emissions evolved in 2020. The
report was compiled by the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) under the United Nations Secretary-General's

direction, bringing together experts from key global partner
organizations to give an updated brief of the state of the global
climate.

The study shows that the global lockdowns had a significant and
immediate impact on greenhouse gas emissions, with daily