Americas > Global power emissions fell sharply in 2019, yet 1.5C warming limit “extremely difficult” -report

Global power emissions fell sharply in 2019, yet 1.5C warming limit “extremely difficult” -report

Published 00:01 on March 9, 2020  /  Last updated at 13:11 on September 1, 2021  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, International, South Korea

Global power sector emissions and coal-fired power generation saw the biggest falls in 2019 since 1990, though maintaining such a trend to limit global warming to 1.5C will be "extremely difficult, a report found on Monday.
Global power sector emissions and coal-fired power generation saw the biggest falls in 2019 since 1990, though maintaining such a trend to limit global warming to 1.5C will be "extremely difficult, a report found on Monday.


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