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Global Emissions Rise Amid Shifting Energy Trends in 2025

3/7/2026

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Climate TRACE reports that in 2025 global greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.50% to 60.63 billion tonnes CO2e, and methane rose 1.03%.
The power sector declined, while emissions from fossil fuel operations, transportation, manufacturing, and buildings drove growth.
China’s power sector emissions fell for the first time since 2015, while United States emissions rose, Russia posted the rise and India the decrease, with Nordic countries advancing clean energy and electric-vehicle adoption.

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Story summary

Climate TRACE reports that in 2025 global greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.50% to 60.63 billion tonnes CO2e, and methane rose 1.03%.
The power sector declined, while emissions from fossil fuel operations, transportation, manufacturing, and buildings drove growth.
China’s power sector emissions fell for the first time since 2015, while United States emissions rose, Russia posted the rise and India the decrease, with Nordic countries advancing clean energy and electric-vehicle adoption.