International Energy Agency

IEA: Global CO2 Emissions Rise to Worrying Levels after Historic Decline in 2020

 

The International Energy Agency (IEA), which has compiled the new data, says ensuring that 2019 marks a definitive peak in global CO2 emissions will be "extremely challenging".

The IEA says the COVID crisis in 2020 triggered the largest annual drop in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions since the Second World War.

Advanced economy emissions fall, offset growth elsewhere

Global energy-related emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide remained steady last year, with declines in the advanced economies balancing out a rise in the rest of the world, latest data has shown.

The International Energy Agency said emissions of the main man-made greenhouse gas stayed at 33 gigatons in 2019, even as the world economy grew by 2.9 percent.

OPEC countries complying with agreed output cuts: IEA

OPEC countries are largely complying with a landmark deal to reduce the global oil glut, the IEA said on Feb. 10, as it predicted that oil demand was likely to be more vigorous than anticipated this year.     

In its latest monthly report, the International Energy Agency estimated "a record initial compliance rate of 90 percent" to the landmark deal that came into effect in January.

Bulgaria among World's Most Toxic Countries - Study

Bulgaria is the EU's most toxic country and is among a dozen most toxic ones in the world, a recent study shows.

Published by the Eco Experts, a British company, it shows Bulgaria as the only country coloured in black in Europe, alongside Bosnia-Herzegovina.

While Bulgaria is not one of the There are around a dozen countries in black on the world map.

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