Headline: No sign of decrease in global CO₂ emissions

• Total CO₂ emissions remain high at a projected 40.6 billion tonnes of CO₂ (GtCO₂) in 2022, with no sign of the decrease that is urgently needed to tackle climate change. If current emissions levels persist, there is a 50% chance that warming of 1.5°C will be exceeded in 9 years.
• Global fossil CO₂ emissions are projected to rise 1.0% in 2022 (range 0.1% to 1.9%) led by growth in oil use, reaching 36.6 GtCO₂. Projected 2022 emissions decrease in China and in the European Union, but increase in the United States, India, and the Rest of the World.
• Global CO₂ emissions from land-use change (LUC) are projected to be 3.9 GtCO₂ in 2022, following a small but uncertain decline over the past two decades. Indonesia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo contribute 58% of global LUC emissions.
• Atmospheric CO₂ level is projected to average 417.2 ppm in 2022, 51% above pre-industrial levels. The land and ocean CO₂ sinks continue to take up around half of the CO₂ emissions, despite the negative impact of climate change.

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