Global emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas driving climate change, need to peak and fall rapidly to zero overall if the world is to have a chance of limiting rising temperatures to levels that avoid the worst impacts of warming

CO2 releases have risen to 37.4bn metric tons this year.

The bulk of these emissions are from burning coal, oil and gas. Those emissions would total 37.4 billion tons in 2024, up by 0.8% in 2023, the report said.

PARIS (Nov 13): Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas, and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research Wednesday that found no sign the world was moving away from fossil fuels as planned. Nations gathering in Azerbaijan for crunch UN climate talks have pledged to “transition away” from fossil fuelsRead More

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year.

A new report by energy think tank Ember, released on Tuesday to coincide with COP29, says world governments need to act rapidly to keep up with their renewables targets.

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new research.

(Bloomberg) — Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels inched higher in 2024 and are estimated to set a record, further jeopardizing the planet’s prospect of meeting a key goal set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, according to an annual report that tracks emissions.