Carbon emissions: Our research shows a decade of steady decline across Europe and the US
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 10:30
in Earth & Climate
A sliver of hope against a backdrop of gloom: 18 countries showed a sustained decline in their carbon emissions from fossil fuel use over the past decade. This trend, averaging 2.2 percent a year over the period 2005-2015, is evident in less than 10 percent of the world's countries, mostly in the EU, but accounts for 28 percent of global emissions.