BEIJING: The coronavirus epidemic that has paralyzed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment.

China’s carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tonnes over the past two weeks, according to a study published on Wednesday by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) in Finland.

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