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Trends in global CO2 emissions.

Author(s) : OLIVIER J., JANSSENS-MAENHOUT G., PETERS J.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

Global CO2 emissions reach all-time high in 2011. Global CO2 emissions rose by 3% in 2011 to a new record of 34 billion tonnes, according to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). The top global emitters in 2011 were China (29%), the USA (16%), the EU (11%), India (6%), the Russian Federation (5%) and Japan (4%). Growth in renewable energy is accelerating. When hydropower is included, total renewable energy sources now supply 8.5% of all energy used globally.

Details

  • Original title: Trends in global CO2 emissions.
  • Record ID : 30008183
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Publication: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - Netherlands/Netherlands
  • Publication date: 2012/07
  • ISSN: 18319424
  • ISBN: 9789279253812
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2788/33777

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