February 11, 2020, 3:15 PMAs the global climate crisis becomes more and more dire, scientists and environmental activists are turning to the public to help effect change before it's too late.LONDON --
Smoke comes from a chimney of the Philippsburg nuclear power plant in Philippsburg, Germany, Dec. 29, 2019.The flatlining of emissions can be largely explained by the increased use of sustainable energy resources in the advanced economies of Europe and the U.S., which offset an increase in emissions in the rest of the world.
In Japan, CO2 emissions fell by 45 million tons, or 4%, from the previous year, as the country moved to restart its nuclear reactors.