Carbon emissions from energy industry rise at fastest rate since 2011

BP report reveals swings in global temperatures are increasing use of fossil fuels

Carbon emissions from the global energy industry last year rose at the fastest rate in almost a decade after extreme weather and surprise swings in global temperatures stoked extra demand for fossil fuels.

BP's annual global energy report, an influential review of the market, revealed for the first time that temperature fluctuations are increasing the world's use of fossil fuels, in spite of efforts to tackle the climate crisis.