Climate hopes raised as global energy emissions stall for second year
by Alex Pashley for ClimateHome, part of the Guardian from Environment | The Guardian on (#17988)
Early figures from International Energy Agency show emissions from energy sector stayed flat in 2015 on renewables surge, reports ClimateHome
Global greenhouse gas emissions resisted a rise for a second straight year in a sign climate policies are working, a leading energy forecaster projected on Wednesday.
Renewable power played a "critical role" in holding CO2 emissions to around 32bn tonnes, the International Energy Agency said in a statement.
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