2024-03-01 08:27:18
The International Energy Agency reports that CO2 emissions due to energy increased by 1.1% in 2023 worldwide. They reached 37.4 billion tonnes in one year. This is notably due to to the decline of hydroelectric production due to droughts.
Global energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 1.1% in 2023, reaching a record level, at 37.4 billion tonnes in the year. This is what indicates, Friday March 1, a report from the International Energy Agency (OUCH). This increase is notably due to the decline in hydroelectric production around the world, due to droughts which have affected many regions, such as China, Canada and Mexico. Instead, these countries have resorted to polluting means of electricity production such as fuel oil or coal. This represented an increase in emissions of around 170 million tonnes.
Some countries have reduced their CO2 emissions
On the other hand, China has continued its emissions-rich economic growth, contrary to the general trend of other advanced economies which have seen a record decline in their emissions. China alone represents 565 million tonnes of CO2 over the year.
The increase in energy emissions nevertheless remains less strong in 2023 than the previous year: 410 million additional tonnes were emitted, compared to an increase of 490 million tonnes in 2022. Despite ever-increasing pollution, the IEA still emphasizes a transition to clean energy that “continues rapidly”with a strong increase in solar and wind power.
JB with AFP
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