Where do the emissions come from?

Global greenhouse gas emissions are set to hit a new high in 2023, after a 1.3 percent increase since 2022, according to data from UNEP's 2024 Emissions Caps report released on Thursday.

Last year, total greenhouse gas emissions reached 57.1 gigatons of CO2 equivalent. In 2023, the energy sector was the largest contributor to emissions with 15.1 GtCO2e, followed by transport (8.4 GtCO2e), agriculture (6.5 GtCO2e) and industry (6.5 GtCO2e). Within transport, the subcategory of road vehicles produced the most emissions (11 percent), while air transport and other modes of transport accounted for two percent each. Agriculture was also responsible for an 11 percent share of global emissions, of which six percent was attributed to livestock and five percent to burning biomass, land and rice. (Anna Fleck, more at statista.com)