“The rise of solar and wind energyof the electric vehiclesof the energy efficiency and other factors slowed down the increase in CO2,” explains the entity, created in 1974 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to advise rich countries on energy issues.
But the good news is more than relative, since the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) coming from use of fossil fuels (representing three quarters of greenhouse gases), maintain “an unsustainable growth trajectory” and increase climatic imbalances, warns the IEA.
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In 2022, the planetary CO2 emissions from fossil fuels increased by 0.9%, reaching a record 36.8 billion tonsindicates the report.
That volume would be even higher, at 550 million tons, without the new low carbon energy infrastructurewhich last year insured 90% of the growth of electricity productionaccording to that Paris-based institution.
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In 2021, the increase in those related to energy production shot up 6%, after a sharp setback in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis.
CO2 emissions
Globally you are came from the increased demand for fossil fuels mainly related to extreme weather events and with the operational problems of numerous nuclear reactors.
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The ones that are generated by the combustion of coal increased by 1.6%, due to the fact that in Asia and Europe that fuel was frequently an alternative to the skyrocketing gas prices.
While those caused by the use of oil grew 2.5%, although they remained below pre-pandemic levels. Half of this increase is explained by the resumption of air traffic, indicates the IEA.
Source: Ambito
