Carbon dioxide levels over Australia rose even after COVID-19 forced global emissions down. Here's why
- Written by Zoe Loh, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO

COVID-19 has curtailed the activities of millions of people across the world and with it, greenhouse gas emissions. As climate scientists at the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station, we are routinely asked: does this mean carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have fallen?
The answer, disappointingly, is no. Throughout the...