Headquartered in Paris, France, the International Energy Agency, 2, released the global energy review: 2020 carbon dioxide emissions report, said that in the past year, affected by COVID-19, global energy related carbon dioxide emissions fell by 5.8%, which is the largest annual decline since the Second World War.

According to the report, in absolute terms, the global energy related carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 will be reduced by about 2 billion tons compared with the previous year. Among them, affected by the epidemic, the transportation sector's carbon dioxide emissions due to the use of oil have been reduced by 1.1 billion tons.

Last year, the global power industry's carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 3.3%, with an absolute reduction of 450 million tons, the largest decline on record. Affected by the epidemic, the global power demand has decreased. The proportion of solar energy, wind energy and other renewable energy power generation in the global energy structure is increasing.

The IEA pointed out that the impact of the new crown pandemic on carbon dioxide emissions will begin to appear in late February 2020. In April, most developed economies adopted a variety of epidemic prevention and control measures and travel restrictions to restrict activities, and global carbon dioxide emissions recorded the largest monthly decline.

Affected by economic recovery and the lack of clean energy policies, global energy related carbon dioxide emissions in December 2020 were 2% higher than the same period of the previous year. At present, carbon dioxide emissions in many economies are rising.

According to the International Energy Agency, the trend change of carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 shows that while ensuring economic growth and energy security, the world still faces the challenge of curbing carbon dioxide emissions.

Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency on the 1st that China is the main promoter of renewable energy and actively develops photovoltaic power generation, wind power, hydropower and nuclear power. Birol was very impressed by China's proposal last year that carbon dioxide emissions should reach its peak by 2030 and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. Birol said the IEA is willing to continue to cooperate with the Chinese government to support and promote China's emission reduction targets.

Source: Xinhuanet