03/03/2021 (Agence Europe) – The global rate of reduction of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels must be increased tenfold in order to achieve the objectives of the Paris agreement, according to a new study published on Wednesday 3 March in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change. Carried out by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University and the Global Carbon Project, this study shows that there are 64 countries where fossil fuel emissions have decreased between 2016 and 2019, with an average reduction of 0.16 billion tonnes (Gt) of CO2 per year; in other words, “a tenth of what would be needed at the global level to meet the Paris climate goals”. Moreover, in 150 countries, these emission levels have increased by 0.37 Gt of CO2 per year, according to the authors. See the study: http://bit.ly/305Ox7y (DG)