A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says energy-related CO2 emissions will rise to record levels in 2023, reports Agence France Presse. In its annual emissions update, the IEA says CO2 emissions rose by 1.1 % in 2023, rising by 410 million tonnes (MtCO2) to a record 37.4 billion tonnes – but slowing from a gain of 490 million tonnes CO2 in 2022 , the outlet reports. It notes that "growth has slowed compared to previous years due to the continued expansion of clean technologies." Bloomberg quotes the IEA as saying that "without clean energy technologies, the global increase in CO2 emissions over the past five years would have been three times greater." (Carbonbrief, more at france24.com)