Monitoring global carbon emissions in 2022
Monitoring global carbon emissions in 2022 | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Global CO2 emissions for 2022 increased by 1.5% relative to 2021 (+7.9% and +2.0% relative to 2020 and 2019, respectively), reaching 36.1 GtCO2. These 2022 emissions consumed 13%–36% of the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5 °C, suggesting permissible emissions could be depleted within 2–7 years (67% likelihood). This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
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The authors acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 72140002 and 41921005).
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Liu, Z., Deng, Z., Davis, S. et al. Monitoring global carbon emissions in 2022. Nat Rev Earth Environ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00406-z
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