'Another year of record highs': Global energy emissions keep rising, despite surge in renewables generation

Cecilia Keating
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'Another year of record highs': Global energy emissions keep rising, despite surge in renewables generation

Major increases in renewables capacity were not enough to fully cover soaring energy demand, according to the latest Statistical Review of World Energy

Greenhouse gas emissions from primary energy consumption reached a record high in 2023, as record additions of renewable power could not completely compensate for surging energy demand. That is according...

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