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World carbon emissions stopped growing in 2015, says BP

Terry Macalister, the Guardian

09 June 2016 •

World carbon emissions stopped growing in 2015, says BP

Move towards renewable energy and away from coal power helped stall emissions growth last year but slowdown may be temporary, says oil giant

Carbon emissions stopped growing in 2015 for the first time in 10 years as the world turned its back on coal and embraced energy efficiency and renewable power with increased vigour, according to a new...

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