In 2023, global CO2 emissions from energy rose at a slower pace compared with the previous year. Despite a surge in total energy demand growth, analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicates that the expansion of solar PV, wind power, nuclear energy and electric vehicles (EVs) helped limit the reliance on fossil fuels. Clean energy technologies played a crucial role in curbing a potentially larger increase in CO2 emissions over the past five years, said IEA. Emissions saw a 1.1% uptick in 2023 totalling 410mn tonnes, in contrast to the 490mn tonne increase in the preceding year….