"Global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas that was not tied to an economic downturn," the International Energy Agency reported today in press release.
The 2014 global emissions of carbon dioxide remained at 32.3 gigatons, unchanged from 2013.
"This gives me even more hope that humankind will be able to work together to combat climate change, the most important threat facing us today," IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol said.