would persist for longer than it has an part of this is due to the fact that the global economy has recovered faster and hopes that people have for and hopes that people have for a green recovery where we focus efforts on things like building more clean energy have not really panned out outside a few countries. so emissions rose much more rapidly than we thought and an not only now 20 there is a risk we may have a new peak in global emissions next year as economies continue to recover. next year as economies continue to recover- to recover. and what is driving this? it to recover. and what is driving this? it is to recover. and what is driving this? it is not to recover. and what is driving this? it is notjust to recover. and what is driving this? it is notjust more - this? it is notjust more people going back to work and commuting and going on holiday, is it? ~ . ., , commuting and going on holiday, isit? . ., , is it? much of it is coming from china, is it? much of it is
thatis the pandemic. it is petrol use that is still below pre pandemic levels. that is still below pre- pandemic levels.- that is still below pre- pandemic levels. and why is china suddenly pandemic levels. and why is china suddenly using - pandemic levels. and why is china suddenly using so - pandemic levels. and why is. china suddenly using so much more again? more again? they have been t in: to more again? they have been trying to stimulate more again? they have been trying to stimulate their - trying to stimulate their economy and their heavy industry sector as a way of recovering from covid i9 but also china was the only country in the world that did not see a reduction in emissions in 2020 and so they already began from and so they already began from a high baseline and increased it in 2021. a high baseline and increased it in 2021- a high baseline and increased it in 2021. ~ ., it in 2021. are you encouraged b an it in 2021. are you encouraged by any of it in 2021. are
have a new peak in global emissions next year as economies continue to recover. and what is driving this? it is notjust more people going back to work and commuting and going on holiday, is it? much of it is coming from china, to be honest. that is the largest driver of the global rebound in emissions and that is due to a large increase in coal use. globally both gas and coal use is above where it was before the pandemic. it is petrol use that is still below pre pandemic levels. and why is china suddenly using so much more again? they have been trying to stimulate their economy and their heavy industry sector as a way of recovering from covid i9 but also china was the only country in the world that did not see a reduction in emissions in 2020 and so they already began from a high baseline and increased it in 2021. are you encouraged by any of the agreements that have come out of the summit in glasgow?
of the global rebound in emissions and that is due to a large increase in coal use happening in china over the last year. globally, both gas and coal use is above where it was before the pandemic. it is only petrol use that is still below pre pandemic levels. we will be hearing from the boss from shall on the move to cleaner energy supplies. i am sure you may remember, this summer greece was ravaged by thousands of wildfires fanned by the country by the heat wave in decades. the greek prime minister blamed climate change for the blazes, which destroyed huge swathes of forest. with temperatures set to rise in the coming years, are the authorities doing enough to prevent megafires in the future? bethany bell, who reported on the fires this august, returns to see how people are dealing with the consequences of the catastrophe. this summer, greece was on