New Delhi. According to a new report released on Friday on Climate Change, all the countries of the world together have released 40.6 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere so far this year. Looking at these figures, there is no sign of reduction, which is urgently needed to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. The “Global Carbon Budget 2022” report, which came amidst the United Nations Climate Summit in Egypt, said that the total emissions estimate of 40.6 billion tonnes of CO2 in the year 2022 is close to the highest annual emissions of 40.9 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2019.
temperature will rise in nine years
According to the report, if current emissions levels remain the same, there is a 50 percent chance that a warming of 1.5 °C will be exceeded in nine years. The global warming limit set by the Paris Agreement is 1.5 °C, which gives the world hope that it will be enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Earth’s global surface temperature has increased by about 1.1 °C compared to the average of pre-industrial (1850–1900) levels, and this increase has been attributed to record droughts, wildfires and devastating floods in Pakistan around the world. is considered.
America, Europe and China ahead
In 2021, China (31 percent), the US (14 percent) and the European Union (8 percent) are at the forefront of emitting more than half of the world’s CO2. According to the report, India’s contribution to global CO2 emissions is 7 percent. Estimated emissions reductions of 0.9 percent in China and 0.8 percent in the European Union, but increased by 1.5 percent in the US, 6 percent in India and 1.7 percent in the rest of the world. Energy generated from coal has been considered a major factor in India’s growth.
Four percent drop in emissions from natural gas in India
According to the report, India’s natural gas emissions are projected to drop by 4 per cent, but this contributes little to the overall change. An analysis by Carbon Brief shows that the US has released more than 509 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere since 1850 and is responsible for the largest share of historical emissions.