The evidence comes from a European study last fall, which found that global CO2 emissions growth in 2012 fell to 1.4 percent, compared with 3.5 percent growth in economic activity. (e360.yale.edu)
All four scenarios, however, project falling final energy consumption, despite continued growth in economic activity and energy services across all sectors of the economy. (powermag.com)
Fluctuations in the business cycle are essentially distinct changes in the rate of growth in economic activity. (fidelity.com)