Finally, some good news in the battle against greenhouse gasses: Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are on track to rise less than 1% this year. That’s despite widespread concerns of a rush back to coal, oil and gas amid a global energy crunch and Russia’s war in Ukraine. We have electric vehicles and an uptake of renewables to thank for the surprisingly small increase.
Demand for coal has increased as Russia’s war in Ukraine sends natural gas prices soaring, and CO2 emissions from coal power generation, driven largely by Asia, are forecast to grow by more than 200 million tons, or 2%, this year. But the increase in emissions from coal has been “relatively small” and are “considerably outweighed by the expansion of renewables,” according to the report.
yes but we need -8% to stay alive for more than 10 years.
Less bad news is not good news.
Rome is burning and we are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic! The economy is in a shambles because we shut down fossil fuels. AMERICANS CANNOT AFFORD GASOLINE, FOOD OR TO HEAT THEIR HOMES THIS WINTER, NOT GOOD NEWS IN MY EYES!
“Good news”
Climate change is speculative work of science. There is no scientific proof to this problem and hence there is no real solution. CO2 emissions reduction may be bad for earth considering earth's core is getting colder and may lead to colder earth. Greenhouse gases are necessary.
Just in time for Germany to start burning coal again