Global carbon emissions are estimated to touch a record high by the end of 2025, according to a study whose release was timed to coincide with the COP 30 underway in Brazil. The US registered the greatest increase over 2024 at 1.9 per cent, followed by India at 1.4 per cent and China and the EU at 0.4 per cent. However, the report, produced by a team of 130 scientists working with the Global Carbon Project, points out that emissions from India and China increased much more slowly compared to 2024, largely because of the large-scale deployment of renewable energy. A relatively cooler........

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