Emissions associated with energy use are on track to increase 1 percent this year because of a boom in wind and solar power
For months, there was a fear among energy observers that 2022 would turn into a carbon bomb for the planet.Global carbon dioxide emissions associated with energy use are on track to increase 1 percent this year, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. That’s significantly less than what many observers projected earlier this year—when a global surge in natural gas prices prompted worries that many countries would turn to coal as an alternative.
Global emissions growth had been steadily declining before the onset of Covid-19. Since then, the world has been on something of a roller coaster ride, with a record-setting drop in emissions in 2020 followed by a rebound of nearly 5 percent in 2021. The world’s energy crunch has been exacerbated by droughts in China and Europe, which limited hydro production in those regions; and maintenance problems with France’s nuclear fleet.
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