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47Gt

Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In 2015 annual global greenhouse gas emissions reached 47GtCO2e.


Data

Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research1

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In 2015 global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were about 47 GtCO2e, or 50GtCO2e including emissions from Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF). The majority of emissions (75% of total emissions) consist of CO2, and most of these are generated by burning of fuels (62% of total emissions).

References

  1. Gütschow, Johannes, Louise Jeffery, Robert Gieseke, and Ronja Gebel, ‘The PRIMAP-Hist National Historical Emissions Time Series (1850-2015). V.1.2.’ (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 2018) https://doi.org/10.5880/pik.2019.001 [↩]

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