{"id":350011,"date":"2025-11-15T14:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350011"},"modified":"2025-11-15T14:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T09:18:59","slug":"global-carbon-budget-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-carbon-budget-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Carbon Budget 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News: <\/b>Recently, The Global Carbon Budget 2025 was released by the Global Carbon Project (GCP).<\/p>\n<h2><b>About Global Carbon Budget 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.indianexpress.com\/2025\/11\/co2.jpg?resize=360%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Global Carbon Budget 2025\" width=\"360\" height=\"199\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Global Carbon Budget 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released by the <\/span><b>Global Carbon Project (GCP) provides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the world\u2019s most comprehensive annual assessment of carbon sources, sinks, and emission trends.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Global fossil CO\u2082 emissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are projected to increase modestly in 2025, reaching a <\/span><b>record ~38.1 billion tonnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Total global CO\u2082 emissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including land-use change such as deforestation) are expected to remain <\/span><b>largely flat at ~42 billion tonnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, due to a decline in emissions from land-use changes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India-Specific Findings\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Sharp slowdown in emissions growth: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0India\u2019s fossil-fuel CO\u2082 emissions are estimated to rise by only <\/span><b>1.4% in 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a steep drop from the <\/span><b>4% growth in 2024<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and among the lowest annual increases in recent years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Coal demand growth significantly moderated: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Favourable <\/span><b>early monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conditions reduced cooling needs during peak summer, while strong expansion of <\/span><b>renewable energy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> slowed coal consumption\u2014the dominant source of India\u2019s emissions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Electricity-sector emissions showed the first half-year decline: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Independent CRE A\/Carbon Brief analysis (cited in the GCP report context) noted that <\/span><b>India\u2019s power-sector CO\u2082 emissions fell year-on-year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the first half of 2025 due to lower cooling demand and stronger renewable penetration.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Decadal emissions growth rate continuing to fall: <\/b>\u00a0India\u2019s <b>average annual emissions growth<\/b> dropped to <b>3.6% during 2015\u20132024<\/b>, compared to <b>6.4% in 2005\u20132014<\/b>, indicating structural improvements in carbon intensity and a scaling effect from a larger economic base.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, The Global Carbon Budget 2025 was released by the Global Carbon Project (GCP). About Global Carbon Budget 2025 The Global Carbon Budget 2025, released by the Global Carbon Project (GCP) provides\u00a0the world\u2019s most comprehensive annual assessment of carbon sources, sinks, and emission trends. 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