According to the latest data published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2019 global energy-related CO2 emissions flattened in 2019 at around 33 gigatonnes (Gt), following two years of increases and despite a global economic growth of around 2.9%.
This resulted mainly from a sharp decline in CO2 emissions from the power sector in advanced economies, thanks to the expanding role of renewable sources (mainly wind and solar PV), fuel switching from coal to natural gas.
In developing countries, on the other hand, CO2 emissions continue to grow, but at a constant rate. Almost 80% of this increase coming from Asia, where coal demand has continued to grow.
Obviously stopping the growth of emissions is not enough to face climate change: we need to start reducing them.
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