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Wed 10 Oct 2009Recession could mean 3% fall in emissions
WORLDWIDE CARBON dioxide (CO2) emissions could fall by as much as 3 per cent this year as a result of the global economic recession – steeper than at any time in the past four decades, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
IEA executive director Nobuo Tanaka told a press briefing in Bangkok that the recession “gives us a chance to make real progress towards a clean energy future, but only if the right policies are put in place promptly” in the context of the forthcoming UN climate change process.
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