The World Resources Institute , a climate organisation based in dub DC , has published analysis showing which countries have achieved emissions decoupling by comparing British Petroleum data ( BP ) on greenhouse emissions ( GHE ) to World emissions data on gross domestic product ( GDP ) . The BP data contains GHE statistics from 67 countries ; 21 of these have decreased their emissions while growing their GDP in the period 2000 - 2014 . The International Energy Agency ( IEA ) claims that global GHE plateaued in 2014 - 2015 , even as the economy grew . The study demonstrates the positive effects of transitioning to cleaner economic activity . However , it equally indicates the total annual global carbon dioxide emissions grew to 10bmt in the study period , emphasising that decoupling needs to be scaled up rapidly .
The World Resources Institute, a climate organisation based in Washington DC, has published analysis showing which countries have achieved emissions decoupling by comparing British Petroleum data (BP) on greenhouse emissions (GHE) to World Bank data on gross domestic product (GDP). The BP data contains GHE statistics from 67 countries; 21 of these have decreased their emissions while growing their GDP in the period 2000-2014. The International Energy Agency (IEA) claims that global GHE plateaued in 2014-2015, even as the economy grew. The study demonstrates the positive feasibility of transitioning to cleaner economic activity. However, it equally indicates the total annual global carbon dioxide emissions grew to 10bmt in the study period, emphasising that decoupling needs to be scaled up rapidly.