Emissions from oil grew even more than emissions from coal, rising by 2.5% or 268 Mt to 11.2 Gt.Amid a wave of gas-to-coal switching during the global energy crisis, CO 2 emissions from coal grew by 1.6% or 243 Mt, far exceeding the last decade’s average growth rate, and reaching a new all-time high of almost 15.5 Gt. Increased emissions from coal more than offset reductions from natural gas.The Asia Pacific region also saw unprecedented reductions (-1.8%). Reductions in emissions from gas were particularly pronounced in Europe (-13.5%). Emissions from natural gas fell by 1.6% or 118 Mt, following continued tightening of supply exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Improvements in the CO 2 intensity of energy use were slightly slower than the past decade’s average. CO 2 growth in 2022 was well below global GDP growth of 3.2%, reverting to a decade-long trend of decoupling emissions and economic growth that was broken by 2021’s sharp rebound in emissions. ![]() Of the 321 Mt CO 2 increase, 60 Mt CO 2 can be attributed to cooling and heating demand in extreme weather and another 55 Mt CO 2 to nuclear power plants being offline.
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