{"id":37303,"date":"2020-02-12T06:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T20:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=37303"},"modified":"2020-02-12T06:37:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T20:07:55","slug":"global-energy-emissions-mb1404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/global-energy-emissions-mb1404\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Energy CO2 Emissions Stabilised In 2019: IEA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stabilised last year according to the International Energy Agency. The IEA hopes it’s not just another pause in growth.<\/p>\n

The IEA reports energy-related emissions flattened at approximately 33 gigatonnes in 2019 following two years of increases, primarily due to declines from electricity generation in advanced economies1<\/a><\/sup>. This was a result of increased renewables uptake – primarily wind and solar energy – switching from coal to natural gas, milder weather and slowing economic growth in some countries, and higher nuclear power output2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Leading the pack in terms of countries was the USA, which saw a fall of 140 million tonnes (Mt), or 2.9%, to 4.8 gigatonnes (Gt). The IEA notes a 15% reduction in the use of coal for power generation in the USA in 2019. Roughly 15,100 megawatts of coal-fired electricity generation capacity was either retired or converted in the USA last year. Aside from just being an impressive figure, the shutdown of coal power plants will also save lives and crops<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some other results:<\/p>\n