Power sector CO2 emissions growth
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1.6%
Global · 2023
Power sector CO2 emissions growth worldwide came in at 1.6% in 2023 (IEA).
- Publisher
- IEA
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- Power sector emissions are plateauing as low-emissions sources grow strongly
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Emissions from electricity generation already showed signs of slowing in 2024 when they rose by 1.2%, following growth of 1.6% in 2023.
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- APA
- International Energy Agency. (2023). Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/executive-summary. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPP2
- MLA
- International Energy Agency. "Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2023, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/executive-summary. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPP2.
- Chicago
- International Energy Agency. "Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025." 2023. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/executive-summary. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPP2.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iea2023powermbjpp2, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025}, year = {2023}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPP2}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-mid-year-update-2025/executive-summary. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- Executive summary – Electricity Mid-Year Update 2025
- Type
- Press release
- Published
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- Locator
- Power sector emissions are plateauing as low-emissions sources grow strongly
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPP2