The Republican Party in this administration does not prioritize climate reduction or climate-friendly policies and instead prioritizes emissions contributors that continue to worsen the climate crisis.The United States’ most recent data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2025 show that the US emitted 5.35 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent, an increase of 2.4% from...
Britain’s Emissions Continue to Fall, but the Hardest Climate Challenges Still Lie Ahead The United Kingdom remains one of the world’s leading examples of long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions. Recent government statistics indicate territorial greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 385 MtCO₂e, excluding international aviation and shipping. These figures, published by the Department for Energy Security...
Türkiye’s emissions continue to increase, reflecting the challenges of balancing rapid economic development with climate mitigation.As countries around the world strive to align their climate policies with the goals of the Paris Agreement, Türkiye presents a complex picture. The country has made notable progress in expanding renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and developing a national...
Türkiye’s emissions continue to increase, reflecting the challenges of balancing rapid economic development with climate mitigation.As countries around the world strive to align their climate policies with the goals of the Paris Agreement, Türkiye presents a complex picture. The country has made notable progress in expanding renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and developing a national...
The greatest impediment is coal, understood not simply as a fuel but as an entire economic and political system. The largest source is clear, the tools exist, and the remaining gap is implementation at a pace the country has not yet found.South Africa’s emissions story is a stubborn plateau. Private solar is spreading, climate legislation...
Saudi Arabia’s emissions are projected to rise to 819–845 MtCO2e in 2030, a 13–17% increase from 2019 levels, giving it one of the world’s highest per capita emission levels, Saudi Arabia’s current total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are 838,876,551 MtCO2e. Saudi emissions increased by 2.5%, or 20,684,825 MtCO2e over 2023, when GHG emissions were 818,191,726 MtCO2e. This accounts for 1.6%...
The single biggest obstacle to deeper cuts is structural: Nigeria’s economy runs on oil and gas. In 2022, Nigeria emitted 554.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the figure has been climbing for years. In 2020, it was 520.4 million tonnes. In 2021, it rose to 532.6 million tonnes. By 2022, it...
Mexico’s current mitigation plans slow the growth curve, but they are not yet aggressive enough to reverse it completely.We are seven months into the year 2026. Back in January, I reported on Mexico’s ambitious climate plans for the republic. They were bold and strategic, but did they make a dent? Let’s look at where we...
Japan Continues to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, but Major Challenges RemainFor the first time since greenhouse gas inventories were introduced in 1990, Japan’s annual emissions have fallen below one billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), marking a significant milestone in the country’s climate transition. It is a major political milestone for Tokyo, capping off...
Overall national emissions continue to increase because energy sector emissions have grown faster than reductions in the land sector.Indonesia is the sixth-largest greenhouse gas emitter globally in terms of total emissions, reflecting its large population, extensive land-use change, peatland degradation, and fossil fuel use. However, on a per capita basis, Indonesians emit substantially less greenhouse...
