A recent report offers optimism that will world is making progress in the right direction to reduce carbon emissions.
"The growth in global carbon dioxide emissions stalled in 2014 for the first time in the 40 years, and the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has been tracking it, said the slowdown wasn't connected to an economic downturn," according to Timothy Cama.
"Global emissions were 32.3 billion metric tons, or the annual emissions of about 6.8 billion American cars, the same volume as 2013. Meanwhile, the world’s economy grew by about 3 percent."
The IEA also contributed the unprecedented carbon emission progress to recent measures taken by China and other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
FULL STORY: Carbon emissions stop growing globally
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