WASHINGTON, March 24, 2016 - Global energy-related carbon
dioxide emissions (CO2) stayed
flat for the second year in a row, according to analysis of preliminary data for
2015 recently released by the International
Energy Agency (IEA).
Global emissions of carbon dioxide totaled 32.1 billion tons
in 2015, having remained essentially flat since 2013, says IEA.
Preliminary data suggest that electricity generated by
renewables played a critical role, having accounted for around 90 percent of
new electricity generation in 2015. Wind alone produced more than half of new
electricity generation, IEA says.
The global economy continued to grow by more than 3 percent,
offering further evidence that the link between economic growth and emissions
growth is weakening, says IEA.
The two largest emitters, China and the U.S., both
registered a decline in energy-related CO2 in 2015. In China, says IEA, emissions
declined by 1.5 percent, as coal use dropped for the second year in a row,
while in the U.S. emissions declined by 2 percent, as a large switch from coal
to natural gas use in electricity generation took place. Annual energy-related CO2 emissions data
can be found here.
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