Global carbon emissions are on the rise again Yaorusheng/Getty
Global carbon emissions from energy use climbed to a record high last year, as demand for energy grew at its fastest pace this decade.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), a watchdog organisation, said that economic growth and the weather drove emissions from burning fuel, for example to generate electricity or to power vehicles, up 1.7 per cent to a new high of 33 gigatonnes. The increase is equivalent to the emissions from all air travel doubling in a single year.
These are the first official confirmation that emissions from…
