A 'historic shock' to the energy industry.
An energy expert calls it"a historic shock to the entire energy world."The coronavirus pandemic has led to an"unprecedented decline" in global carbon emissions, a new report says.
“It is still too early to determine the longer-term impacts, but the energy industry that emerges from this crisis will be significantly different from the one that came before," Birol added.Could the coronavirus actually be saving lives in some parts of the world because of reduced pollution?
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