# Carbon Emissions Still Rising, Especially in China and India! 🌍

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**Created:** [November 17, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/carbon-emissions-still-rising-especially-in-china-and-india/295878 "2024-11-17T10:59:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/carbon-emissions-still-rising-especially-in-china-and-india/295878/1 "2024-11-17T10:59:12Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Global Emissions Increase**  
Carbon emissions rose by **0.8%** in 2024, adding **330 million tons** of CO2 into the atmosphere, reaching a total of **41.2 billion tons**.

2. **China’s Emissions**  
**China** , the largest carbon emitter, saw a **0.2% increase** in emissions, while **India’s emissions** jumped by **4.6%** , contributing significantly to global pollution.

3. **U.S. Carbon Reduction**  
**U.S. emissions** fell by **0.6%** , driven by reduced coal, oil, and cement use, marking a positive trend in **carbon reduction**.

4. **Continued Fossil Fuel Use**  
The rise in emissions is primarily driven by the continued use of **fossil fuels** , with **coal, oil** , and **natural gas** responsible for massive CO2 release.

5. **Urgent Climate Impacts**  
If emissions continue at the current rate, the world could surpass the **1.5°C** temperature rise limit within **six years** , intensifying the climate crisis.

**Read more at:** [AP News](https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-pollution-carbon-dioxide-rising-worsening-df9814ea7e39dd214fd3042f299af914)

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**Author:** ![kaido](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/kaido/32/78483_2.png) [@kaido](https://onehack.st/u/kaido)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/carbon-emissions-still-rising-especially-in-china-and-india/295878/2 "2024-11-17T12:51:54Z")

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Co2 emission per capita  
USA 14.21  
China 8.89 (being the factory of the world)  
India 1.89