Study: World fossil fuel emissions will reach a new record in 2025
A recent study indicated that the world is on track to record an unprecedented record in fossil fuel emissions in 2025, at a time when scientists confirm that keeping the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius has become almost impossible.
The study – issued within the global carbon budget – revealed that carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal will increase by 1.1% compared to last year, to reach 38.1 billion metric tons, despite the expansion of the use of renewable energy, according to “The Japan Times” newspaper. Japanese.
The study coincided with the holding of the “COP 30” climate conference. In the Brazilian Amazon, where researchers warned that the world only has 170 billion metric tons of emissions before exceeding the 1.5 degree Celsius limit, the equivalent of just four years at current rates.
The lead researcher, Pierre Friedlingstein, from the British University of Exeter, who led the research, said that this goal “has become almost impossible.” The absence of the United States, the second largest polluter in the world, from the conference makes the scene more complicated, while data for the year 2025 indicates that it will be one of the hottest years on record. However, global climate plans are still far from meeting the minimum commitments.
At the country level, China showed stability in its emissions, while the United States saw a 7.5% rise in coal emissions as energy demand increased due to the cold winter.
In India, an early monsoon and a rise in renewable energy have helped limit emissions growth, and despite the bleak picture, there are some positive signs. 35 countries were able to reduce their emissions while continuing to achieve economic growth, while declining deforestation and fires in South America contributed to a reduction in net land use emissions.
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