Energy consumption increased at a record rate in 2018

According to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), a think-tank based in Paris, energy-related CO2 emissions rose by 1.7% last year, to 33.1 gigatonnes. Robust global GDP growth of 3.7% last year caused energy demand to rise by some 2.3%, its fastest pace for a decade. And although energy efficiency did improve and use of renewable sources did increase—solar power generation rose by 31%—these gains were dwarfed by the growth in the use of fossil fuels, which accounted for 70% of the rise in global energy consumption.

Source: www.economist.com