Hopes dashed as global fossil fuel emissions increase in 2025

14/11/2025 4 min
Hopes dashed as global fossil fuel emissions increase in 2025

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Episode Synopsis

For the second straight year, emissions from fossil fuels rose by slightly more than one per cent. Scientists at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil say it's one of the smallest in recent non-pandemic years - but it means efforts to curb warming global temperatures by getting fossil fuel emissions to stop rising are still not meeting targets.

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