World on track for 1.5°C rise by 2031 as global emissions keep rising

Total man-made CO₂ emissions need to decrease by around 1.4 Gt every year to reach net zero CO₂ emissions by 2050. (Image: Getty)

Greg Hurrell

Fri, 11 Nov 2022

A global coalition of climate scientists has announced there was a 50/50 chance of world temperatures exceeding the 1.5°C benchmark by 2031 as carbon dioxide emission rates continue to rise.The Global Carbon Project predicted global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels would rise by 1% in 2022, despite pledges by governments to cut back on emissions.However, New Zealand’s CO₂ emissions to March this year did not rebound in line with global trends after the pandemic, largely due to ongoing travel restrictions.Andy Reisinger, Climate Change...

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