CO2 emissions to rise 60%

29 November 2000


CO2 emissions will rise by 60% between 1997 and 2020, according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook, with developing countries accounting for over 67% of the increase, and emissions from power generation increasing by 75%. World energy use is forecast to grow by 2% per year from now until 2020.



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