Carbon emissions from fossil fuel pollution continued to grow slightly in 2023

Preliminary estimates compiled as part of the Global Carbon Budget project indicate that the amount of carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) released into the atmosphere by fossil fuels will increase by another 0.8 % in 2024, which would increase annual emissions to 37.4 billion metric tons of CO ₂ .

"The impacts of climate change are becoming more dramatic, but we still see no sign of fossil fuel burning peaking," said Professor Pierre Friedlingstein of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. who led the study. "Until we reach net zero CO emissions worldwide ₂ , global temperatures will continue to rise and cause increasingly serious consequences.” (More on research.noaa.gov)