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6 Nov. 2021. As the world’s economy recovers from pandemic restrictions, rising carbon dioxide emissions are also contributing to the global climate crisis. On Thursday, the business research company Statista<\/a> published a chart with these data from the International Energy Agency<\/a>, compiled for delegates to the UN global climate summit known as COP26<\/a>, now underway.<\/p>\n

The IEA data report on annual CO2<\/sub> emissions, measured in billions of metric tons or gigatonnes, while the Statista chart displays year to year changes in total emissions. The data and chart show annual CO2<\/sub> emissions declined from 33.4 to 31.5 gigatonnes, from 2019 to 2020, largely due to mandated lock-downs for slowing the spread of Covid-19. So far in 2021, as vaccinations increase and lock-downs ease, emissions rose to 33 gigatonnes, almost reaching 2019 levels. The previous annual high point in CO2<\/sub> emissions occurred in 2018, at 33.5 gigatonnes.<\/p>\n

IEA’s analysis also breaks down the source of global CO2<\/sub> emissions by type of fuel. Most of the increased emissions in 2021 are a result of burning oil and coal in roughly equal amounts, and natural gas to a lesser extent. The agency also says the U.S. and China are responsible for much of the gains in emissions.<\/p>\n

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