There were hopeful analyses last year and the year before suggesting that we would be at Peak Carbon by now. You can see hints of a downturn over several years in the graphs below, but carbon emissions have resumed their previous upward march toward disaster. x The 2024 Global Carbon Budget was just released! I cover details w/ Pierre Friedlingstein (@PFriedling) at Carbon Brief: https://t.co/Gsb1AoTBqk pic.twitter.com/XK47dH89El — Zeke Hausfather (@hausfath) November 13, 2024x Carbon emissions set a new record in 2023 and are expected to continue to increase by the end of 2024 according to the Global Carbon Budget project. More: https://t.co/dRcJoLOmOF pic.twitter.com/WCF0YvBtA4 — NOAA Climate.gov (@NOAAClimate) November 13, 2024x Carbon dioxide levels have hit a record high at 419 parts per million.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2024 12:03 UTC