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‘CO2 Emissions in 2022’ report
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- CO2 Emissions in 2022 Report was released by the International Energy Agency.
- Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year.
- Global emissions from energy rose by 0.9% in 2022 to a record 36.8 billion tonnes.
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal grew by 1.6% last year
- CO2 emissions from oil rose by 2.5% but remained below pre-pandemic levels.
- Emissions in China decreased in 2022 due to the COVID lockdown.
- In the European Union, emissions decreased by 2.5%.
- The Asia Pacific region also saw unprecedented reductions (-1.8%).
- The emissions from the global industries decreased.
- The main reason behind the reduction was a 10% decrease in cement production and a 2% decrease in steel production.
- Emissions due to natural gas decreased by 1.6%.
- The biggest sectoral increase in emissions in 2022 came from electricity and heat generation.
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