'Unsustainable path': Energy emissions rise at fastest rate in seven years

Madeleine Cuff
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BP warns of a 'growing divergence' between demands for climate action and pace of emissions cuts, as extreme weather pushes up global fossil fuel use

Carbon emissions from the global energy industry rose at their fastest pace in seven years last year, according to new data released this week by oil giant BP which provides a sobering reality check on...

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