Emissions dropped by 3.6% in 2020 alone which includes a 15.7% decrease in transport emissions.

With people working from home, residential emissions went up by 9% through using fossil fuels for heating.

John Gibbons, environmental commentator and Stephen Treacy- Senior Scientific Officer, Emissions Statistics Team, EPA joined the Last Word to discuss.

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