Global impacts of COVID-19 on sustainable ocean development

Abstract

The abrupt outbreak of coronavirus disease in 2019, also known as COVID-19, has led to an unprecedented global public health crisis. Current studies have paid immense attention to the impacts of COVID-19 posed to the atmosphere and the land-based sectors in areas such as air quality, carbon emission, economic sentiment, educational and social equality, etc. It is depicted that carbon emission had dropped about 8.8% in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019;1 significant reduction of air pollutants such as PM2.5 and NO2 were moreover reported at national, regional, and global levels.