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By Patryk Krych | The World Daily | NOVEMBER 4th 2021 

Since the beginning of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, there’s been a noticeable trend in declining carbon emission rates, thanks in large part to the decrease in worldwide travel and vehicle use. A new study found, however, that this trend in coming to an end.

Emissions of harmful substances were down to 34.8 billion metric tons last year during the pandemic, according to the Global Carbon Project.

According to the scientists who had studied the harmful emissions known to trap heat on the planet and perpetuate the crisis of climate change, the country most responsible for pollution levels nearly returning to their 2019 equivalent is China – who were among the quickest nations to recover from the pandemic.

“It’s not the pandemic that will make us turn the corner,” said study co-author Corinne LeQuere during an interview at the COP26 climate discussions in Glasgow. “It’s the decisions that are being taken this week and next week. That’s what’s going to make us turn the corner. The pandemic is not changing the nature of our economy.”

The study was presented at the COP26 climate summit, where deals and discussions are being made among various world leaders as to how the use of such harmful fuel sources as coal, oil and gas should be limited over the coming years. The meetings began on October 31 in Glasgow and are still continuing.