The IMF highlighted the findings in its recent 'Chart of the Week', and climate activists and the wider public will find them alarming.
by Ed Stoddard, Daily MaverickGreenhouse gas emissions hit record high in 2021 as global economy rebounded – IMF by Ed Stoddard, Daily Maverick July 5, 2022 Global greenhouse gas emissions hit a record high in 2021, according to the Climate Change Dashboard of the International Monetary Fund . GHG emissions slumped in 2020 in the face of the economic meltdown triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns to contain it. But fossil fuels have got a new lease of life, it seems.
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