CNN —Global carbon pollution from energy hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts restricted hydropower production, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report published Thursday.
Global emissions from energy rose by 410 million metric tons, or 1.1%, in 2023 to 37.4 billion metric tons, the IEA analysis showed.
“Without this effect, emissions from the global electricity sector would have fallen in 2023,” the IEA said.
In China, emissions from energy rose by 5.2%, with energy demand growing as the country recovered from COVID-19-related lockdowns, the report said.
China, however, also contributed around 60% of global additions of solar, wind power and electric vehicles in 2023, the IEA said.
Organizations:
CNN, International Energy Agency, Energy, European Union
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Paris, United States, China, COVID