According to scientists from the Global Carbon Budget climate project, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion are expected to increase by 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record high of 38.1 billion tons. This information was presented in a report quoted by TASS.
Despite active efforts to transition to renewable energy sources, emissions continue to rise. Scientists note that the current pace of the transition to clean energy is insufficient to achieve significant reductions in emissions. At the same time, the overall level of carbon dioxide from all sources is expected to be 4.1 billion tons lower in 2025 than in 2024.
“The Paris Agreement was signed ten years ago, and despite achievements in various areas, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion continue to increase,” comments Glen Peters, senior researcher at the CICERO Center for International Climate Research.
Forecasts indicate that carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal, oil, and natural gas will continue to grow. Over the past ten years, emissions have increased by an average of 0.3% annually. The report also notes that emission trends vary by country. In China, the USA, and the EU, emissions are expected to rise by 0.4%, 1.9%, and 0.4% respectively, while Japan, mentioned for the first time in the report, is projected to see a decrease of 2.2%.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) states that the current global warming is the most intense in the last 200,000 years and has been made possible by large-scale burning of coal, oil, and gas. According to WMO data, the period from 2011 to 2020 was the warmest on record, with the average global temperature during this time exceeding pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) by approximately 1.1°C. Additionally, 2024 recorded an all-time high average temperature, exceeding the annual averages of 1850-1900 by 1.55°C.
