Pakistan, June 26 -- Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector reached a record high for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, according to the Energy Institute's latest report. Despite a significant rise in renewable energy, fossil fuel use continued to grow, driving emissions upward.

The report showed that total energy supply increased by 2% last year, with all sources including oil, gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, and renewables recording gains. This growth led to a 1% rise in carbon emissions, surpassing the previous record of 40.8 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Natural gas generation saw the largest increase among fossil fuels, growing by 2.5%. Coal, still the biggest source of global energy, rose by 1.2%, while oil usage gre...