That's really terrible news for meeting global climate goals:
CO2 must peak and rapidly decline, to have any chance of avoiding dangerous warming.
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iea.org/geco/
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(Overall CO2 grew slightly slower than from fossil fuels, GCP said, due to falling land use emissions).
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carbonbrief.org/analysis-fossi…
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iea.org/k3k0/
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…which overwhelmed improvements in energy efficiency (orange) and double-digit growth in wind and solar output (green).
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iea.org/k3k0/emissions/
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2kyIlJW0AAs-Ln.jpg)
…but it's improving far slower than it needs to if we are to get back on track (dark vs light blue bars).
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iea.org/k3k0/efficienc…
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Wind was up 12%, too.
And the world's single-largest clean energy source, nuclear, hit a record high.
But, oops, coal-fired generation rose 2.6%. It is still 18x solar.
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iea.org/k3k0/data/
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For now though, looking at total energy demand, gas was by far the fastest-growing fuel last year.
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iea.org/k3k0/
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iea.org/k3k0/gas/
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Bad news is that aviation and the chemical industry were among the largest drivers. Those sources of demand won't be dented by EVs.
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iea.org/k3k0/oil/
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2k2vFgWsAELMh_.jpg)
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iea.org/k3k0/coal/
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2k3GxnWkAAcLxs.jpg)
More of this please!
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iea.org/k3k0/
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