Successive confinements were put in place to slow the spread of the virus, but they also had an induced effect: they lowered the carbon footprint of households.
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, the quantities of which are expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent), the main driver of global warming, have fallen sharply, reflecting the general slowdown in the economy and in particular the decline in household consumption.
According to INSEE's latest economic update, the direct and indirect carbon footprint of households
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