Financial crisis sees emissions drop: IEA

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Bangkok-The global financial crisis cut energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by 3% in 2009 and nudged the world onto the right path to prevent catastrophic climate change, but urgent action is still needed to prevent a drift back to business as usual, the International Energy Agency said October 6. In a section of its key World Energy Outlook report released to coincide with the latest round of international climate negotiations taking place in Bangkok, the IEA said a return to business as usual would mean energy-related CO2 emissions rising to 40 billion mt in 2030 from 29 billion mt in 2007, putting the world on course for atmospheric levels of CO2 to hit 1,000 ppm and a catastrophic temperature rise of 6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.