Emissions from fossil fuels are set to reach a record high in 2025, according to new research published on Thursday.
It warns that the remaining carbon budget to keep global warming under 1.5°C is now “virtually exhausted”.
The annual Global Carbon Budget Report says that though decarbonisation of energy systems is progressing in many countries, it isn’t enough to offset the growth in global energy demand.
Fossil fuel emissions will be 1.1 per cent higher in 2025 than they were a year ago, according to an international team of more than 130 scientists, as coal, oil and gas emissions are all set to rise.
With no sign of the urgently needed decline in global emissions, its authors say, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere and the dangerous impact
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