Global climate outlook “bleak”
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The UN is warning that countries will have to increase carbon-cutting goals five-fold if the world is to avoid warming by more than 1.5C
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GLOBAL WARMING PROJECTIONS

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

Global greenhouse gas emissions in GtCO2e* / year

Current policies could lead to 60 gigatons in 2030

Global emissions must be cut by 7.6% a year between 2020-2030 to meet 1.5C goal – or 2.7% to meet 2C

2018: Emissions hit record 55.3 gigatons – up from 53.5Gt in 2017 – putting Earth on course to temperature rise of 3.2C by 2100

2C range
 
1.5C range

*Gigatons of equivalent carbon dioxide
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WORST POLLUTERS
15 Absolute emissions (GtCO2e)

0 3 6 9 12 15
1990 2000 2010 2018

China
U.S.
EU28
India
Russia
Japan 
Worl
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Per capita (tons CO2e)

0 5 10 15 20 25
1990 2000 2010 2018
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Source: UN Global Emissions Gap Report 2019 Picture: Getty Images