There is little doubt that we are approaching a time when greenhouse gas (GHG) annual emissions will peak. However, the exact definition of what this will look like, how long it will last, or whether there will be any oscillation (increasing and decreasing GHG-emission over several years) only the future will tell.
Scientists are hopeful this year could mark a critical turning point in the fight against climate change: the year when global greenhouse gas emissions peak. Annual emissions, driven mostly by the combustion of fossil fuels, seem to have nearly plateaued, increasing by about 1 percentage point each year for the past 2 years and totaling 41.6 billion tons in 2024…
It is assumed, that the emissions discussed in the prior paragraph are either measured or estimated emissions (the latter based on the sales of fossil-fuels, for instance). Even if the world’s net “measured-emissions” reach zero, most of the world’s smaller economies and/or those with inaccurate and incomplete emission monitoring will continue to grow along with their GHG emissions…