Le emissioni mondiali hanno raggiunto il record in alto, ma l’UE conduce l’inversione della tendenza

“The EDGAR report shows that global GHG emissions from anthropogenic activities have increased by nearly 1.5% annually on average since 1990, and as a result are 65% higher in 2024 than in 1990. 

In 2024, the eight highest emitting economies – China, USA, India, EU, Russia, Indonesia, Brazil and Japan – collectively contributed to 66.2% of global GHG emissions. Only the European Union and Japan decreased their emissions compared to the previous year (-1.8% and -2.8% respectively), while all others either kept them rather stable (China: +0.8%; USA: +0.4%; Brazil +0.2%) or increased them (India: +3.9%; Russia: +2.4%, Indonesia: +5% – the highest relative increase). 

In absolute terms, India has the largest increase with 164.8 Mt CO2eq more emissions released in 2024 compared to 2023. 

Nevertheless, all major emitters reduced their emission intensity in terms of GHG emissions per unit of GDP.

The EU has continued its decades-long decreasing trend of GHG emissions, briefly interrupted only in 2021 by the post-COVID rebound. On a longer perspective, data for the EU show the most significant percentage decrease of GHG among the top emitting economies since 1990, while GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP) grew steadily in the same period. 

Beyond the EU, other major economies also show signs of decoupling emissions from economic growth. While GDP PPP has grown strongly in all regions since 1990, the pace of emissions growth has been lower, leading to declining emission intensity.”

Good news: Europe manages to reduce pollution

Bad news: Europe was not one of the main contributors anyway so it doesn’t mean much overall 

Not many days ago people here arguing that we should not use AC because *it will make the problem worse*, even if it costs thousands of lives due to extreme temperatures.

Meanwhile China is burning coal to light entire skylines just for entertainment and americans are going to the supermarkets on V8s that weight 3 times our average cars.

Ohh wow !! So you are telling me that all the EU emission reduction policies are pointless and that are just good for us celebrating ourselves ? Wow !! Who could have imagined that the world doesn’t give a shit about what stupid green Europeans do.

tax the billionaires already.