Energy, the first greenhouse gas producing sector, saw its emissions increase by 6% in 2021, to reach 36.3 gigatons, their “highest level”, says the international agency of the energy.
Le Monde with AFP
CO emissions 2 energy sector have increased again, last year due to the global economic rebound and an increased coal remedy, announced, Tuesday March 8, the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Energy, the first greenhouse gas producing sector, saw its emissions increase by 6% in 2021, for a total of 36.3 gigatons (GT), their “highest level never reached”, accurate The IEA. The energy emissions 2 from the energy had declined unpublished between 2020 and 2021 (- 5.2%), under the effect of the Pandemic of Covid-19.
The coal at the origin of 40% of this growth
This volume of emissions, which exceeds the previous record (2019), has also been largely powered by the weather conditions, as well as the gas price boom, which pushed many countries to turn to coal, Despite unprecedented growth in renewable energy capabilities.
Coal is at the origin of 40% of this growth, with a level of 15.3 gt of co 2 . The gas also exceeded the level of 2019, at 7.5 gt. Oil, on the other hand, is 10.7 gt, below the prepademic levels, transport – and in particular the aviation – having not yet completely REPRISED.