Since 2005, U.S. Has Had Largest Decline in Carbon Dioxide Emissions

 

From the June 2019 BP Statistical Review of Global Energy, the following are some details on global C02 emissions between 2005 and 2018 (the most recent year available):

• Between 2005 and 2018, global CO2 emissions from energy grew by 20 percent (5748 million metric tons)
• Declines in CO2 emissions between 2005 and 2018 were led by the United States (-12 percent and 706 million metric tons). Annual CO2 emissions in the United States declined 8 times during this period.
• The next largest decline was in the United Kingdom (-32 percent and 182 million metric tons).
• The largest increase in carbon dioxide emissions between 2005 and 2018 came from China (55 percent and 3329 million metric tons).
• The next highest increment came from India where emissions rose by 106 percent (1275 million metric tons).
• Together, China and India accounted for 80 percent (4604 million metric tons) of the increase in global carbon emissions (5748 million metric tons).

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