This year, the world is set to emit 41.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide, a 0.8% increase from 2023, underscoring the urgent need for emissions reduction.
The United Nations stresses the need for a 42% cut in emissions by 2030 to restrain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighting dire climate predictions.
If fossil fuel consumption persists at the current rate, the world has only six years before breaching the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold set in Paris.
Despite a slight reduction in the rate of increase from last year, the persistence of rising carbon emissions demonstrates a pressing climate crisis that demands immediate action.
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