Greenhouse gases to undergo sharpest dip in 40 years

RECESSION is set to cause the sharpest fall in world greenhouse gas emissions in 40 years, according to an estimate yesterday.

Greenhouse gases to undergo sharpest dip in 40 years

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said output of carbon dioxide, the commonest greenhouse gas from burning fossil fuels, would fall by about 2.6% this year worldwide amid a tumble in industrial activity.

It expressed hopes that the world would seize on the decline to shift to lower-carbon growth despite worries that governments might take it as an excuse for inaction.

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