Gas powered: Report warns 'policies can make a difference' as global carbon emissions keep climbing

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Fossil fuel emissions have increased four per cent since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, according to a major international research project

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuel use are set to rise by 0.6 per cent in 2019, with falling coal use more than offset by rising oil and gas use. That is according to a new report out today from...

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