World emissions hit record high, but the EU leads trend reversal
September 09, 2025
September 09, 2025
ISPRA, Italy, Sept. 9 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center posted the following news:
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World emissions hit record high, but the EU leads trend reversal
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Human activities worldwide in 2024 sent a record 53.2 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions to the atmosphere, without counting emissions from land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF).
It is a 1.3% rise compared to the previous year ( . . .
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World emissions hit record high, but the EU leads trend reversal
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Human activities worldwide in 2024 sent a record 53.2 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions to the atmosphere, without counting emissions from land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF).
It is a 1.3% rise compared to the previous year ( . . .