Not exact matches
These trends are illustrated in the figure below, which shows
essentially flat energy use and
emissions in the reference case but declining energy use and
emissions in the energy efficiency case.
The trend in anthropogenic CO2
emissions was
essentially flat and very low (averaging just 1 gigaton of carbon [GtC] per year) from about 1900 to 1945, when a significant portion of the modern glacier recession occurred.
The industrial sector's CO2
emissions, which fell by 3.9 % (56 MMmt) in 2016, have remained
essentially flat in recent years despite increasing industrial output.
The chart's black line represents the global temperature increase of 0.26 °C by 2100 if the U.S. allowed
emissions to remain at the 2008 level (since 2003, U.S. annual
emissions have been
essentially flat, with no CO2 regulations).