DAVOSMARCH 25, 2019 / 8:04 PM / 2 DAYS AGO Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2018: IEA

Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a record high last year as energy demand and coal use increased. 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.The United States’ CO2 emissions grew by 3.1 percent in 2018, reversing a decline a year earlier, while China’s emissions rose by 2.5 percent and India’s by 4.5 percent.Europe’s emissions fell by 1.3 percent and Japan’s fell for the fifth year running.