Stable Emissions Show Growth and Mitigation Possible, Envoy Says

A report showing that global emissions were unchanged last year shows economic growth is possible amid the fight against climate change, a World Bank official said.

Carbon-dioxide emissions were stable at 32.3 billion metric tons, even as the global economy advanced 3 percent, the International Energy Agency said in a statement on Friday. It was the first time that has happened amid economic growth in 40 years, the Paris-based agency said, citing preliminary estimates.