Coronavirus And Global Supply Chain Disruption: A Wake-Up Call For Climate Policy? Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash
Coronavirus has slowed down economic activity and temporarily reduced China’s carbon emissions. However, there is a deeper implication for climate policy: decarbonization depends on global supply chains for inputs required for electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines. In 2015, solar and wind contributed to about 7% of global electricity. Their salience is projected to increase…