Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a record high last year as energy demand and coal use increased, mainly in Asia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Energy-related CO2 emissions rose by 1.7 percent to 33.1 billion tonnes from the previous year, the highest rate of growth since 2013, with the power sector accounting for almost two-thirds of this growth, according to IEA estimates.<\/p>\n
The United States\u2019 CO2 emissions grew by 3.1 percent in 2018, reversing a decline a year earlier, while China\u2019s emissions rose by 2.5 percent and India\u2019s by 4.5 percent.<\/p>\n
Global energy demand grew by 2.3 percent in 2018, nearly twice the average rate of growth since 2010, driven by a strong global economy and higher heating and cooling demand in some parts of the world, the IEA said.<\/p>\n
Global gas demand increased at its fastest rate since 2010, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, driven by higher demand as switching from gas to coal increased.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoal-to-gas switching avoided almost 60 million tonnes of coal demand, with the transition to less carbon-intensive natural gas helping to avert 95 million tonnes of CO2 emissions,\u201d the IEA said. \u201cWithout this coal-to-gas switch, the increase in emissions would have been more than 15 percent greater,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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