I started with a simple question - can I get a high-over view of the total carbon emissions globally with some level of confidence? This is the result of that question.
Here is a simple and interactive breakdown of global greenhouse gas emissions constituting 100% of ~59 GtCOโe (2019 baseline).
- IPCC AR6 Working Group III (2022)
- Climate Watch / WRI CAIT Database (2019)
- IEA World Energy Outlook 2023
- FAO FAOSTAT Agrifood Emissions
- Global Carbon Project 2023
- IMO Fourth GHG Study (2020)
- Click any node to expand subsectors
- Confidence ratings (High / Med / Low) per source
- Data stop indicators where global reconciliation breaks down
- Full source references inline