{"id":144276,"date":"2025-06-26T19:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/global-energy-co2-emissions-hit-new-record-in-2024"},"modified":"2025-06-26T19:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:33:04","slug":"global-energy-co2-emissions-hit-new-record-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/global-energy-co2-emissions-hit-new-record-in-2024","title":{"rendered":"Global energy CO2 emissions hit new record in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Global carbon dioxide emissions from energy sources rose by 1% in 2024, setting a record high for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Energy Institute\u2019s Statistical Review of World Energy released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Total energy-related CO2-equivalent emissions reached 40.8 gigatonnes, surpassing all previous records, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Global energy demand increased by 2%, also reaching an all-time high last year.<\/p>\n<p>The year 2024 also marked the hottest year on record, with global temperatures exceeding the 1.5\u00b0C threshold for warming for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Every major energy source \u2014 including coal, oil, gas, renewables, hydro, and nuclear \u2014 hit record levels of use.<\/p>\n<p>Electricity demand grew by 4%, outpacing overall energy consumption growth, signaling a world steadily leaning into the age of electricity, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Wind and solar power also expanded by 16%, nine times faster than overall energy demand, but not enough to tip the balance, the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of declining, fossil fuel use also grew by just over 1%, the report showed.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy demand hit a record high, despite not being able to counterbalance rising demand.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, renewables added to the total energy mix rather than replacing existing sources.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: Anadolu Ajans\u0131<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Global carbon dioxide emissions from energy sources rose by 1% in 2024, setting a record high for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Energy Institute\u2019s Statistical Review of World Energy released Thursday. Total energy-related CO2-equivalent emissions reached 40.8 gigatonnes, surpassing all previous records, the report said. 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