Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling a world “completely off course” in the fight against climate change. Last year, CO2 pollution increased by 1.6 percent after a three-year hiatus that raised hopes manmade greenhouse gas emissions had finally peaked despite an expanding world economy. Fluctuations in global emissions over the last five or six years have tracked changes in coal consumption, the study revealed. Globally, coal-fired power accounts for 40 percent of CO2 emissions, and more than two-fifths of the world’s electricity. China’s emissions accounted for 27 percent of the global total, and will likely show growth of 4.7 percent in 2018.

Source: Egypt Independent December 06, 2018 12:11 UTC