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    Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2010 according to the IEA. Emissions increased 5% from 2008 levels to 30.6 gigatonnes, and 80% of projected 2020 power sector emissions are already locked in from existing and under construction power plants, making the 2 degree Celsius target difficult to achieve.

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    record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt), a 5% jump from the previous record year in 2008, when levels reached 29.3
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    Oil Market Report In addition, the IEA has estimated that 80% of projected emissions from the power sector in 2020 are
    already locked in, as they will come from power plants that are currently in place or under construction
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    Energy Business “This significant increase in CO2 emissions and the locking in of future emissions due to infrastructure
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    investments represent a serious setback to our hopes of limiting the global rise in temperature to no more
    IEA in Chinese than 2ºC,” said Dr Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the IEA who oversees the annual World Energy Outlook,
    国际能源署中文网页 the Agency’s flagship publication.

    IEA in Russian Global leaders agreed a target of limiting temperature increase to 2°C at the UN climate change talks in
    (Главная страница на Cancun in 2010. For this goal to be achieved, the long-term concentration of greenhouse gases in the
    русском) atmosphere must be limited to around 450 parts per million of CO2-equivalent, only a 5% increase
    compared to an estimated 430 parts per million in 2000.
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    Employment at IEA achieving this goal, based on the emissions targets countries have agreed to reach by 2020. For this
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    pathway to be achieved, global energy-related emissions in 2020 must not be greater than 32 Gt.This
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    means that over the next ten years, emissions must rise less in total than they did between 2009 and
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    “Our latest estimates are another wake-up call,” said Dr Birol. “The world has edged incredibly close to member countries
    the level of emissions that should not be reached until 2020 if the 2ºC target is to be attained. Given the hold?
    shrinking room for manœuvre in 2020, unless bold and decisive decisions are made very soon, it will be
    extremely challenging to succeed in achieving this global goal agreed in Cancun.”

    In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20%
    from natural gas.

    The challenge of improving and maintaining quality of life for people in all countries while limiting CO2
    emissions has never been greater. While the IEA estimates that 40% of global emissions came from
    OECD countries in 2010, these countries only accounted for 25% of emissions growth compared to 2009.
    Non-OECD countries – led by China and India – saw much stronger increases in emissions as their
    economic growth accelerated.

    However, on a per capita basis, OECD countries collectively emitted 10 tonnes, compared with 5.8 tonnes
    for China, and 1.5 tonnes in India.

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