PARIS, March 2, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Global energy-related CO2 emissions climbed 0.9 percent last year to hit a new record, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, but rose less than expected given the global energy crisis thanks to renewables.

Nevertheless, the rise in energy-related CO2 emissions, which account for more than three quarters of the total, remains on an unsustainable growth trajectory, the IEA said in a new report.