Bloomberg reports, "China's emissions of carbon dioxide fell last year for the first time in more than a decade, helping stall global production of climate-warming gases. The finding, along with new data from the International Energy Agency, is a sign that efforts to control pollution are gaining traction...Global carbon emissions from the energy sector were unchanged last year, the first time in 40 years that a halt or dip wasn't associated with an economic downturn, the IEA said Friday in a statement... The China results show that the country's battle to rein in pollution is having a tangible effect. The world's biggest carbon emitter, has poured money into clean energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro developments, while cutting its dependence on coal."