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(Some) CO2 emissions have peaked, and emissions regulation is working

Posted by christian - 23 September 2009 at 2:19pm - 6 Comments

With the economy stumbling, emissions are falling. Is this the moment of opportunity to take a deep breath and cut them for good?

In pretty big news, the FT have seen an early extract of an International Energy Agency report which says that due to the global recession, emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are now actually falling.

We'll have to wait for the full report for the numbers, but since the start of the economic crisis emissions have undergone "a significant decline," says the IEA.

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