Stable Emissions for One Year

The International Energy Agency reports that carbon dioxide emissions remained at 32.3 billion metric tons in 2014.  This is the first time in 40 years that economic growth was not tied to rising emissions.

Unfortunately, Joe Romm points out that a study published in Biogeosciences shows that the carbon dioxide uptake rate is declining in carbon sinks such as the ocean.  The efficiency of those sinks is expected to continue to decline.

Update (September 12):  A study published in Science finds that carbon dioxide uptake in the Southern Ocean is rising.