Dramatic Lockdown Fossil Fuel CO2 Decrease Detected by Citizen Science-Supported Atmospheric Radiocarbon Observations

Turnbull, Jocelyn C.; Domingues, Lucas Gatti; Turton, Nikita

doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c07994

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Dramatic Lockdown Fossil Fuel CO2 Decrease Detected by Citizen Science-Supported Atmospheric Radiocarbon Observations

2022
By Turnbull, Jocelyn C. ; Domingues, Lucas Gatti ; Turton, Nikita

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Journal Title:

Environmental Science & Technology
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Turnbull, Jocelyn C. ; Domingues, Lucas Gatti ; Turton, Nikita
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CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
Description:

COVID-19 lockdowns resultedindramaticchangestofossilfuelCO2 emissionsaroundtheworld,mostprominently inthetransportation sector.Yet travelrestrictions alsohamperedobservational datacollection,makingitdifficultto evaluateemissionchangesastheyoccurred.Toovercomethis,weusedanovel citizensciencecampaigntodetectemissionchangesduringlockdownandengage youthinclimatescience.Citizenscientistscollectedgrasssamplesfromtheirgarden orlocalpark,fromwhichweanalyzedtheradiocarbon contenttoinfertherecently
Keywords:

Environmental Chemistry General Chemistry
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Environmental Science & Technology, 56(14), 9882-9890
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c07994
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0013-936X ; 1520-5851
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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CC BY-NC-ND
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