But those changes do not account for the big emissions decrease from 2007 to 2009 and do not explain the relatively flat emissions patterns afterwards. (utilitydive.com)
Advocates of renewable energy had attributed flat emissions to the falling cost of solar panels. (foreignaffairs.com)
The CO2 minimum forcing estimate of 1.08 W / m2 by 2050 assumes flat emission growth (i.e. no further increases in CO2 emissions), and thus is the absolute minimum (and something I would be willing to bet against!). (realclimate.org)