SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Thanks to development of clean energy, global CO2 emissions increased less than expected in 2022

Brussels, 06/03/2023 (Agence Europe)

In a new report, the International Energy Agency has revealed that CO₂ emissions have increased less in 2022 (less than 1%) than initially expected.

This is mainly due to the growth of clean energy, such as solar, wind, electric vehicles and heat pumps, but also energy efficiency, which largely offsets the impact of the increased use of coal and oil, in the context of the energy crisis.

Renewable energies met 90% of global electricity generation growth, with solar photovoltaic and wind...