IEA confirms global greenhouse gas emissions stalled last year

Jessica Shankleman
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But new report warns world is still on track to comfortably exceed 2C temperature target

The growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), marking the first time in the last four decades greenhouse gas emissions have not risen outside...

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