published : 2 Mar 2021 at 13:45
6 Energy-related emissions were 2% higher in December 2020 than in the same month a year earlier.
PARIS: Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Energy-related emissions were 2% higher in December 2020 than in the same month a year earlier, driven by economic recovery and a lack of clean energy policies, the IEA said in a report. The rebound in global carbon emissions toward the end of last year is a stark warning that not enough is being done to accelerate clean energy transitions worldwide, IEA executive director Fatih Birol said in a statement.
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