CO2 emissions may be starting to plateau, says global energy watchdog

Global carbon dioxide emissions are still rising but may at least be reaching a plateau, research from the International Energy Agency has shown. CO2 from energy – by far the biggest source of emissions – increased by less than 1% in 2022. This was despite the turmoil in energy the markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The rise is smaller than the 6% increase in emissions from energy recorded by the IEA in 2021, a leap that came on the back of the rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, a 7% reduction is needed every year to meet the goal of halving emissions this decade.

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carbon：碳

dioxide：二氧化碳

emission：排放，发射

plateau：高地，上升后的稳定水平（plat- 平）

despite：虽然，尽管；轻视，憎恨；（despise：轻视）

trumoil：混乱，骚动

invasion：侵犯，侵入（invade：侵略）

leap：跳跃，飞跃

rebound：返回，弹回，产生事与愿违的结果（bound：回跳）

halve：vt. 减半（half）