Global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising sharply despite green finance, carbon markets, green funds and fossil fuel subsidy removal.

Omissions

• The rate of increase has slowed markedly: the IEA estimates energy-related CO2 emissions rose by only around 145 Mt (roughly 0.4%) in 2025, after a 1.3% rise in total GHG emissions in 2024.
• Record emissions levels do not by themselves show that emissions are rising 'sharply'; the latest data point to a modest and decelerating increase, not an accelerating one.
• The most recent full-year data available before the session date cover 2025; 2026 full-year data did not yet exist.

Sources

• PrimaryGlobal Carbon Budget 2025 — Global Carbon ProjectGlobal carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project.
• PrimaryIEA — Global Energy Review 2026, CO2 emissionsDespite this slowdown, total energy-related CO2 emissions increased by around 145 million tonnes (Mt) in 2025, reaching a new high of nearly 38.4 billion tonnes.
• PrimaryEDGAR — GHG emissions of all world countries, 2025 report (European Commission JRC)The 2024 data experienced an increase of 1.3% or 665 Mt CO2eq compared to the levels in 2023.
• PrimaryIEA — Global Energy Review 2025, CO2 emissionsTotal energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 0.8% in 2024, hitting an all-time high of 37.8 Gt CO2.