Greater demand for energy and more extreme temperatures saw global carbon emissions reach a record high in 2018 partly because of higher coal use, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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| Global carbon emissions rose by 560 million tonnes last year. |
Carbon emissions rose by 1.7 per cent in 2018 to a record 33.1 billion tonnes, with coal making up one third of the total increase, according to the IEA's Global Energy and CO2 Status Report.
That is despite energy generation from wind and solar farms growing at a double-digit pace.
Most of the electricity generated by coal came from new power plants in Asia.
Coal use rose 0.7 per cent last year, with higher demand for coal coming from Asian countries, including China and India.
Read the story from ABC News by Sue Lannin - “Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2018, International Energy Agency says.”
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