The global eco**my grew while carbon emissions stayed flat — but it's still **t e**ug
 

The global eco**my grew while carbon emissions stayed flat — but it's still **t e**ugh to curb global warming
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The flat carbon emissions trend the world saw in 2014 was **t a fluke, according to a new report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA).*

The IEA, which is based in Paris, an**unced that preliminary 2015 data shows last year also saw energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide — the most important global warming pollutant — stay flat compared to the year before, even though the global eco**my grew during that period.*

This "decoupling" of global emissions from eco**mic growth is an encouraging sign for those working to limit the severity of human-caused global warming.*

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