Biggest Fall in Global Emissions Shows the Limits of Individual Action
Emissions rise from cooling towers at the Schwarze Pumpe lignite fueled power plant, operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG), in Spremberg, Germany. (Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)  

Biggest Fall in Global Emissions Shows the Limits of Individual Action

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(Bloomberg) -- Grounded flights, emptied highways and shuttered factories caused global carbon-dioxide emissions to fall to levels not seen since 2006 as stay-at-home orders peaked last month.