Smoke rises from the RWE coal-fired power plant in Neurath, western Germany. (Photo: Getty Images/VNA)
The reason is that fossil fuel use continues to increase even as renewable energy hits record highs.
The report figures show a major challenge in efforts to wean the world economy off fossil fuels as the conflict in Ukraine shifts oil and gas flows from Russia and tensions in the Middle East raise concerns about supply security.
According to the report, total global energy supply in 2024 will increase by 2% compared to the previous year, with all energy sources such as oil, gas, coal, nuclear, hydropower and renewable energy recording increases - a trend that has not occurred since 2006.
This situation causes CO2 emissions in 2024 to increase by about 1%, exceeding the previous year's record of 40.8 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent.
According to records, 2024 is also the hottest year on record with the average global temperature increase exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times for the first time.
Among fossil fuels, natural gas recorded the largest increase of 2.5%.
Coal rose 1.2%, maintaining its position as the world's largest source of electricity, while oil rose less than 1%.
The report also shows that wind and solar power will grow an impressive 16% in 2024, growing nine times faster than the growth rate of global energy demand.
The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2023 saw countries sign a pact to transition from fossil fuels to an energy system that achieves net zero emissions by 2050.
However, analysts tracking the energy transition have expressed concern that the world is not on track to meet the global target of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030, despite record growth./.
According to VNA
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