CO2 emissions set another record in 2023.

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose again in 2023, reaching record levels.

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This is evidenced by the results of a study by the scientific team of the Global Carbon Project, reports EurekAlert.

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to be 36.8 billion tons in 2023, up 1.1% from 2022.

The report projects that total global CO2 emissions, combining emissions from fossil fuels and the effects of land-use change (such as deforestation), will be 40.9 billion tons in 2023.

That’s about the same as in 2022 and is part of a decade-long plateau — far from the sharp emissions cuts desperately needed to meet global climate goals, the article notes.

It is noted that regional trends differ sharply. In 2023 it is predicted:

• increased emissions in India (8.2%) and China (4.0%);
• reduction in emissions in the EU (-7.4%), US (-3.0%) and the rest of the world (-0.4%).

Scientists also predict that based on the results of 2023:

• Global emissions of coal (1.1%), oil (1.5%) and gas (0.5%) will increase;
• CO2 levels in the atmosphere will average 419.3 parts per million, which is 51% above “pre-industrial levels.”

Additionally, the Global Carbon Project found that:

• global CO2 emissions from fires in 2023 were above average (based on satellite records since 2003) due to Canada’s extreme wildfire season, where emissions were six to eight times higher than average;
• about half of all CO2 emissions continue to be absorbed by land and ocean, with the rest remaining in the atmosphere, where this leads to climate change;
• at the same time, the current level of carbon dioxide removal based on technology (i.e. excluding natural means such as reforestation) is about 0.01 million tons of CO2, which is more than a million times less than current CO2 emissions from fossil fuels fuel.

Action to reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels remains too slow to meet the 2015 Paris climate agreement’s goal of limiting temperature rise to +1.5°C of pre-industrial levels, scientists say.

It now looks inevitable that we will exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target and leaders who meet at COP28 will need to agree to cut fossil fuel emissions quickly to keep the target even at 2 °C,” scientists emphasize.

Source: EurekAlert

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