IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2017
This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. The biggest drop came from the United States, where carbon dioxide emissions fell 3%, or 160 million tonnes, while the economy grew by 1.6%.
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