China responsible for 31 per cent of global CO2 emissions, decline in Germany

WORLD China responsible for 31 per cent of global CO2 emissions, decline in Germany 11 hrs ago | China was responsible for 31 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions last year. This is according to the climate report of the research project Global Carbon Project 2021, which was published on Thursday on the occasion of the world climate conference COP26 in Glasgow. China, which recovered faster from the economic consequences of the pandemic than the rest of the world, was responsible for 31 per cent of CO2 emissions in 2020. This is according to the climate report of the Global Carbon Project 2021 research project, which was presented in Glasgow. Source: WELT© WELT China, which recovered faster from the economic consequences of the pandemic than the rest of the world, was responsible for 31 per cent of CO2 emissions in 2020. This is according to the climate report of the Global Carbon Project 2021 research project, which was presented in Glasgow. Source: WORLD This high increase in CO2 emissions could be due to the fact that the Chinese economy recovered from the Corona crisis earlier than the rest of the world, the authors of the Global Carbon Project explained. The energy sector and industry are responsible for the higher CO2 emissions, they said. This year, global greenhouse gas emissions will return to near pre-Covid levels, according to the report. If this year's trends continue, a further increase in emissions in 2022 cannot be ruled out, the researchers explained. This would be especially true if road traffic and air traffic return to their previous levels. In Germany, emissions in 2020 were 9.7 per cent below the 2019 level "The rapid increase in emissions as the economy recovers from the pandemic increases the need for immediate action on climate change," said Pierre Friedlingstein of the Global Systems Institute in Exeter, who led the study. According to the study, the investments in green economy in the stimulus packages of some countries have so far not been enough to turn the tide. China is the world's largest emitter of CO2, ahead of the USA and India. Germany ranks 7th. Source: Global Carbon Project© Global Carbon Project For the EU, the Global Carbon Project forecasts a 7.6 per cent increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 compared to 2020. Emissions would then be 4.2 per cent lower than in 2019. In Germany, emissions in 2020 were 9.7 per cent lower than in 2019.