[xxgreg]

The data paints a different picture.

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/g...

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/g...

https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/daviz/co2-emission-i...

[boomboomsubban]

All three of those graphs show the spike around 2010.