U.S. COVID-19 impacts on emissions and energy by case 2020

Several sources pointed out significant effects on the global economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a side effect, greenhouse gas emissions, and the energy and electricity industries are expected to be impacted. A scenario presented by the investment group Goldman Sachs, stated that variations in the gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States would represent a decrease in the residential energy demand, compared to a business-as-usual scenario, reaching around 18.7 trillion British thermal units.

众多来源指出，COVID-19疫情对全球经济产生了显著影响，作为其副作用，温室气体排放以及能源和电力行业亦预期将受到波及。投资集团高盛提出的一种情景表明，与常规运营场景相比，美国国内生产总值（GDP）的波动将导致居民能源需求下降，预计将达到约187万亿英热单位。