Even as total OECD energy production rose 4% in 2014 to a record high, energy consumption among the member countries fell, as did CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion, new IEA data reveal.

The latest detailed official statistics for the 34 countries in the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development add to the IEA finding that world energy-related CO₂ emissions held steady in 2014 despite economic growth, the first such decoupling on a worldwide basis in the 40 years the Agency has provided information on emissions.

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