Burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas caused CO2 releases to rise an estimated 0.8% to a record 37.4 billion tonnes in 2024, the Global Carbon Budget study found. — Bloomberg
OSLO: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels inched higher in 2024 and are estimated to set a record, further jeopardising 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.
Burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas caused CO2 releases to rise an estimated 0.8% to a record 37.4 billion tonnes in 2024, the Global Carbon Budget study found.
