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Most Growing Economies Decoupling from Fossil Fuels
Historically, economic growth has required fossil fuel use because of energy demands. The latest reports from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, though, show that these days the great majority of economic growth is happening in economies that are leaving fossil fuels behind. This is also an accelerating trend, so expect the pattern to continue.
In the decade before the Paris Agreement, 32 countries absolutely decoupled emissions from GDP, with 35 more achieving relative decoupling. In the post-Paris decade (2015–2023), these numbers grew to 43 and 40 countries respectively. Today, countries responsible for 46.3% of global GDP and 36.1% of global emissions have absolutely decoupled. Overall, 92% of global GDP and 89% of global emissions now sit in economies that have decoupled in either relative or absolute terms.
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