A continuing drop in US coal consumption has helped keep global CO2 emissions flat Declining consumption of coal in the US last year played a significant role in keeping down global emissions of carbon dioxide, according to a new report. The Global Carbon Project annual analysis shows that CO2 emissions were almost flat for the third year in a row, despite a rise in economic growth. The slowdown in the Chinese economy since 2012 has also been a key factor limiting carbon. Experts believe it is too early to say if global CO2 emissions have peaked. Impact of recession The annual output of carbon dioxide from the use of fossil fuels increased by about 3% per annum through the first decade of this century. Thanks to the global recession, emissions started to slow down in 2010. However they have now stalled for the past three years at around 36.4bn […]