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Global fossil co₂ emissions set to unexpectedly decrease in 2026

Published 10.11.2026

Global fossil co₂ emissions are set to decrease 0.4% in 2026 as the energy shock driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz reduces oil and gas use. Clean energy growth continues but remains insufficient for a structural peak and decline in emissions.

Carbon budget | Carbon emissions globally | Global climate targets | International climate policy | Oil and gas policy

Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks

Published 19.2.2026

Global warming must peak below 2°C then return under 1.5°C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of dangerous “tipping points”, experts say.

Climate impacts internationally | Temperature changes | Climate risk | Global climate targets

New figures confirm: Global fossil co₂ emissions continue a persistent rise

Published 13.11.2025

Global fossil co₂ emissions are projected to rise 1.1% in 2025, and are now 10% higher than in 2015, ten years since the Paris Agreement was adopted.

Carbon budget | Carbon emissions globally | Global climate targets | International climate policy | Oil and gas policy

Separating land carbon uptake from net-zero emissions

Published 19.11.2024

How are net zero emissions defined? It matters. It is the difference between either halting or continuing global warming, writes senior researcher Glen Peters in this blog about a new study published in Nature.

Still no peak in global fossil co₂ emissions

Published 13.11.2024

Global fossil co₂ emissions are expected to grow 0.8% in 2024, despite predictions of peak emissions. The positive progress in many countries and clean technologies is offset by persistent fossil fuel use.

Carbon budget | Carbon emissions globally | Global climate targets | International climate policy | Oil and gas policy

Global fossil co₂ emissions continue to increase despite clean energy progress

Published 5.12.2023

Global fossil co₂ emissions are expected to grow 1.1% in 2023 despite record progress in clean energy. A renewed focus on limiting the use of coal, oil, and gas is needed.

Oil and gas policy | International climate policy | Carbon budget | Global climate targets

Greenhouse gas emissions at ‘an all-time high’ - and it is causing an unprecedented rate of global warming, say scientists

Published 8.6.2023

Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an “unprecedented rate” since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists in a new paper in the journal Earth System Science Data.

Global climate targets | Carbon budget | Carbon emissions globally

Global co₂ emissions return to near pre-COVID pandemic levels

Published 4.11.2021

Global fossil co₂ emissions are expected to grow 4.9% in 2021, nearly offsetting the 5.4% decline in 2020 due the COVID restrictions. Coal and gas use rebounded strongly to exceed 2019 levels, while oil use remains suppressed, suggesting strong policy action is needed to avoid continued emissions growth in 2022.

Carbon emissions globally | Global climate targets | Carbon budget

Natural gas and oil use push up global co₂ emissions in 2019, according to latest data

Published 4.12.2019

Global co₂ emissions are projected to rise a low 0.6% in 2019 due to robust growth in natural gas and oil use, and despite a decline in coal consumption. Natural gas has been the dominant driver of global emissions since 2012.

Carbon emissions globally | Carbon budget | Global climate targets

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Global co₂ emissions rise again in 2018

Published 5.12.2018

Global co₂ emissions are on track to rise more than 2% in 2018 on the back of renewed growth in coal use, and continued growth in oil and gas use, according to data released on 5 December.

Global climate targets | Carbon budget | Carbon emissions globally

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Projects

DIAMOND - Delivering the next generation of open Integrated Assessment MOdels for Net-zero, sustainable Development

The DIAMOND project contributes to the development of the next generation of integrated assessment models (IAMs), which will be fully open and sufficiently equipped to scientifically underpin and support an accelerated transition towards circular, resilient, desirable, and sustainable climate neutrality.

Climate Models | Emission scenarios | Global climate targets | International climate policy | Circular economy

IAM COMPACT: Expanding Integrated Assessment Modelling: Comprehensive and Comprehensible Science for Sustainable, Co-Created Climate Action

IAM COMPACT is a Horizon Europe research project aiming to support the assessment of global climate goals, progress, and feasibility space, and the design of the next round of NDCs and policy planning beyond 2030.

International climate policy | Climate Models | Global climate targets

PARIS REINFORCE: Delivering on the Paris Agreement: A demand-driven, integrated assessment modelling approach

The PARIS REINFORCE EU-funded project is developing a novel, demand-driven, integrated assessment model-oriented framework for effectively supporting the design and analysis of climate policies in the EU as well as in other major emitters and selected less emitting countries.

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Research groups

Climate Mitigation

The research group works to understand the trends and drivers of historical and future emissions of greenhouse gases and short-lived climate forcers, and their effect on the climate.

Climate System

The Climate System group conducts research to understand the physical changes and evolution of the global and regional climate system, the underlying driving human-induced and natural processes, and the subsequent consequences.

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