In 2014, for the first time in 40 years, global CO2 emissions have stalled

In 2014, for the first time in 40 years, global CO2 emissions have stalled, but… : TreeHugger.

For the first time, the world economy grows while carbon emissions don’t - The Verge.

New data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) is showing that last year, for the first time in four decades, global CO2 emissions have “stalled,” remaining at about 32 billion tonnes, the same number as in 2013. “This is both a very welcome surprise and a significant one,” said IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol. “It provides much-needed momentum to negotiators preparing to forge a global climate deal in Paris in December: for the first time, greenhouse gas emissions are decoupling from economic growth.”

All this means is the bathtub isn’t filling up quite as quickly, but it’s a good sign nevertheless. Let’s make 2015 the first year that the rate goes down.