Carbon dioxide emissions remained stable in 2014
MAR 16, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028711
BBC : The International Energy Agency (IEA) has announced that 2014 was the first time in 40 years, barring major economic downturns, that global carbon dioxide emissions did not increase. The data suggest that the steady levels were attributable to China’s efforts to reduce coal consumption and other shifts in energy production in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. The IEA says there have been three previous emissions slowdowns since it began taking records, but they were tied to economic events: the US recession in the early 1980s, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and the 2009 global recession.
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