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| Global carbon emissions reach record, says IEA | Global carbon emissions reach record, says IEA |
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| Energy-related carbon emissions reached a record level last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). | |
| The watchdog says emissions rose again after a dip caused by the financial crisis in 2009, and ended 5% up from the previous record in 2008. | The watchdog says emissions rose again after a dip caused by the financial crisis in 2009, and ended 5% up from the previous record in 2008. |
| China and India account for most of the rise, though emissions have also grown in developed countries. | China and India account for most of the rise, though emissions have also grown in developed countries. |
| The increase raises doubts over whether planned curbs on greenhouse emissions will be achieved, the group says. | The increase raises doubts over whether planned curbs on greenhouse emissions will be achieved, the group says. |
| At a meeting last year in Cancun, Mexico, world leaders agreed that deep cuts were needed to limit the rise in global temperature to 2C above pre-industrial levels. | At a meeting last year in Cancun, Mexico, world leaders agreed that deep cuts were needed to limit the rise in global temperature to 2C above pre-industrial levels. |
| But according to the IEA's estimate, worldwide CO2 emissions from the energy sector reached a record 30.6 gigatonnes in 2010. | |
| The IEA's Fatih Birol said the finding was "another wake-up call". | The IEA's Fatih Birol said the finding was "another wake-up call". |
| "The world has edged incredibly close to the level of emissions that should not be reached until 2020 if the 2C target is to be attained," he added. | "The world has edged incredibly close to the level of emissions that should not be reached until 2020 if the 2C target is to be attained," he added. |
| "Unless bold and decisive decisions are made very soon, it will be extremely challenging to succeed in achieving this global goal agreed in Cancun." | "Unless bold and decisive decisions are made very soon, it will be extremely challenging to succeed in achieving this global goal agreed in Cancun." |