Carbon dioxide emissions in 2015 the same as 2014: IEA

Q.  IEA has pegged CO2 emissions in 2015 as nearly the same as 2014. What is the value?
- Published on 21 Mar 16

a. 32.1 billion tonnes
b. 33.1 billion tonnes
c. 34.1 billion tonnes
d. None of the above

ANSWER: 32.1 billion tonnes
 
In good news for the climate change scenario, data showed that global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning did not rise in 2015. This marks the second year in the row when CO2 emissions form fossil fuels did not increase. Burning of fossil fuels constitutes 2/3rd of global CO2 emissions with the remaining associated with deforestation and agriculture. However, this does not mean that global warming has stopped. IEA in Paris pegged the 2015 value as 32.1 billion tonnes, the same as 2014.

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