Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Muser NewsDesk
Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall slightly in 2026 due to the expansion of renewable energy and the oil price shock sparked by the Iran war, researchers said Tuesday.
Emissions from the burning of oil, gas and coal — the main drivers of climate change — rose by 0.9 percent per year on average in the past decade, hitting a record high in 2025, according to the Global Carbon Budget report.
But they are expected to drop by 0.4 percent in 2026, according to the research, published as nations meet at the UN’s COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.
Report:
Friedlingstein, P., O’Sullivan, M., Andrew, R. M., Hauck, J., Jones, M. W., Landschützer, P., Le Quéré, C., Li, H., Luijkx, I. T., Olsen, A., Peters, G. P., et al., ‘Global Carbon Budget 2026’, Earth System Science Data (preprint, in review) (2026), DOI: 10.5194/essd-2026-895
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Press Release/Material by Agence France-Presse
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