The emptying of New Zealand roads amid lockdown put a slight dent in greenhouse gas emissions last year, just-released statistics show. Photo / Michael CraigThe emptying of New Zealand roads amid lockdown put a slight dent in greenhouse gas emissions last year, just-released statistics show. Photo / Michael CraigThe empty New Zealand roads amid lockdown put a slight dent in greenhouse gas emissions last year, just-released statistics show. They showed that, despite a strong rebound in emissions across most sectors in the September quarter, emissions were down overall because of drops in the March, June and December quarters. As a result, household emissions reached their highest quarterly level in the December 2020 quarter since the emissions series began in 2014.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 08, 2021 01:41 UTC