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2024-11-17 21:11:58 UTC
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One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil
fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before,
researchers said this week.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are on track to reach a
record 37.4 billion metric tons in 2024, a 0.8 percent increase over 2023
levels, according to new data from the Global Carbon Project. It’s a trend
that puts countries farther from their goal of stopping global warming.
The increase was not uniform across the globe. Emissions will most likely
decline this year in the United States and Europe, and fossil fuel use in
China slowed. Yet that was offset by a surge in carbon dioxide from India and
the rest of the world.
The findings were made public early on Wednesday at the United Nations climate
change summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where diplomats and world leaders have
gathered to discuss how to raise trillions of dollars to cope with rising
global temperatures. Those talks have already been jolted by the election of
Donald J. Trump and the expectation that the United States will soon retreat
from the fight against global warming.
A relatively small number of countries account for the majority of the world’s
emissions, with China responsible for 32 percent, the United States 13
percent, India 8 percent and the European Union 6 percent.
One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil
fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before,
researchers said this week.
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are on track to reach a
record 37.4 billion metric tons in 2024, a 0.8 percent increase over 2023
levels, according to new data from the Global Carbon Project. It’s a trend
that puts countries farther from their goal of stopping global warming.
The increase was not uniform across the globe. Emissions will most likely
decline this year in the United States and Europe, and fossil fuel use in
China slowed. Yet that was offset by a surge in carbon dioxide from India and
the rest of the world.
The findings were made public early on Wednesday at the United Nations climate
change summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, where diplomats and world leaders have
gathered to discuss how to raise trillions of dollars to cope with rising
global temperatures. Those talks have already been jolted by the election of
Donald J. Trump and the expectation that the United States will soon retreat
from the fight against global warming.
A relatively small number of countries account for the majority of the world’s
emissions, with China responsible for 32 percent, the United States 13
percent, India 8 percent and the European Union 6 percent.