Our World in Data - CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Emissions Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-04-16T05:28:00.000Z France’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity grids https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/frances-nuclear-fleet-gives-it-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-carbon-electricity-grids 2026-04-16T05:28:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Explore updated data on greenhouse gas emissions and their climate impacts https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-their-climate-impacts 2026-01-16T14:33:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> How much CO2 can the world emit while limiting global temperature rise? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/how-much-co2-can-the-world-emit-while-limiting-global-temperature-rise 2025-11-15T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are likely to increase this year, while those from land-use change will fall https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-co2-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-are-likely-to-increase-this-year-while-those-from-land-use-change-will-fall 2025-11-13T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Per capita CO₂ emissions in China now match those in the United Kingdom https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/per-capita-co-emissions-in-china-now-match-those-in-the-united-kingdom 2025-07-25T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> In several countries, air travel emissions now surpass pre-pandemic levels https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-several-countries-air-travel-emissions-now-surpass-pre-pandemic-levels 2025-04-11T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Transport now emits more than electricity and heat in some countries https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/transport-now-emits-more-than-electricity-and-heat-in-some-countries 2025-04-04T03:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Which countries have contributed the most to historical CO₂ emissions? https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/which-countries-have-contributed-the-most-to-historical-co-emissions 2025-03-17T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Per capita CO2 emissions have peaked globally, but total emissions are still increasing https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/per-capita-co2-emissions-have-peaked-globally-but-total-emissions-are-still-increasing 2024-12-03T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Fossil fuels are the biggest source of CO2 emissions in most countries, but there are a few exceptions https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/fossil-fuels-are-the-biggest-source-of-co2-emissions-in-most-countries-but-there-are-a-few-exceptions 2024-11-22T04:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> Most carbon emissions from food miles are produced by trucks on the road https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/most-carbon-emissions-from-food-miles-are-produced-by-trucks-on-the-road 2024-11-18T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> There are huge inequalities in global CO2 emissions https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/there-are-huge-inequalities-in-global-co2-emissions 2024-05-24T06:41:18.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> What share of global CO₂ emissions come from aviation? https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions 2024-04-08T08:44:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> CO₂ and Greenhouse Gas Emissions https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions 2023-12-05T11:47:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> How much CO2 can the world emit while keeping warming below 1.5°C and 2°C? https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-co2-can-the-world-emit-while-keeping-warming-below-15c-and-2c 2023-09-29T17:10:48.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Per capita, national, historical: how do countries compare on CO2 metrics? https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-metrics 2023-09-27T18:15:44.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> Global inequalities in CO2 emissions https://ourworldindata.org/inequality-co2 2023-08-31T17:14:18.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Which form of transport has the smallest carbon footprint? https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint 2023-08-30T18:50:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Which countries have put a price on carbon? https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-pricing 2022-10-14T10:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo Rosado
]]> CO₂ emissions dataset: our sources and methods https://ourworldindata.org/co2-dataset-sources 2022-02-09T17:44:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Many countries have decoupled economic growth from CO₂ emissions, even if we take offshored production into account https://ourworldindata.org/co2-gdp-decoupling 2021-12-01T08:30:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> A number of countries have decoupled economic growth from energy use, even if we take offshored production into account https://ourworldindata.org/energy-gdp-decoupling 2021-11-30T10:34:32.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Fossil fuel subsidies: If we want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions we should not pay people to burn fossil fuels https://ourworldindata.org/fossil-fuel-subsidies 2021-11-03T07:55:56.000Z Max Roser
]]> The argument for a carbon price https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-price 2021-06-01T10:30:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> How much of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food? https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions-food 2021-03-18T12:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> The world’s energy problem https://ourworldindata.org/worlds-energy-problem 2020-12-10T11:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth 2020-12-01T11:00:00.000Z Max Roser
]]> Where in the world do people have the highest CO2 emissions from flying? https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-footprint-flying 2020-11-09T11:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Global inequalities in CO₂ emissions from aviation https://ourworldindata.org/breakdown-co2-aviation 2020-10-23T10:30:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Cars, planes, trains: where do CO₂ emissions from transport come from? https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-transport 2020-10-06T10:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Sector by sector: where do global greenhouse gas emissions come from? https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector 2020-09-18T14:30:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> CO₂ emissions by fuel https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-fuel 2020-06-23T11:10:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> Greenhouse gas emissions https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions 2020-06-10T16:14:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> Breakdown of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions by sector https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector 2020-06-10T15:59:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
]]> CO₂ emissions https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions 2020-06-10T15:39:00.000Z Hannah RitchieMax Roser
]]> Food waste is responsible for 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions https://ourworldindata.org/food-waste-emissions 2020-03-18T10:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> What are the safest and cleanest sources of energy? https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy 2020-02-10T09:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat, to reduce your carbon footprint https://ourworldindata.org/less-meat-or-sustainable-meat 2020-02-04T08:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local 2020-01-24T06:20:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How do CO2 emissions compare when we adjust for trade? https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2 2019-10-07T05:00:27.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Where in the world do people emit the most CO2? https://ourworldindata.org/per-capita-co2 2019-10-04T07:50:13.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Who emits the most CO2 today? https://ourworldindata.org/annual-co2-emissions 2019-10-03T08:45:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Who has contributed most to global CO2 emissions? https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2 2019-10-01T15:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
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