2013 report : Global CO2 emissions: Good and Bad news

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2013 report : Global CO2 emissions: Good and Bad news

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Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) reached a new record of 34.5 billion tonnes in 2012. Good nws is: increase in global CO2 emissions in that year slowed down to 1.1%  which was less than half the average annual increase of 2.9% over the last decade. This development signals a shift towards less fossil-fuel-intensive activities, more use of renewable energy and increased energy saving.

rajendrashende‘s insight:

The news signals a shift towards natural gas, more use of renewable energy and increased energy saving.The slowing of economy is also a factor to recon with. 

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