A major 2025 study finds that total global CO₂ emissions — boosted by fossil fuel use but moderated by shrinking land-use emissions — appear to be flattening. As more countries expand renewables and curb deforestation, humanity may be nearing a long-awaited emissions turning point, even if reductions have only just begun.
(c) Patrick Hendry
(c) Patrick Hendry

Wendepunkt in Sicht: globale Kohlenstoff-Emissionen könnten bald sinken

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Laut einer aktuellen Studie könnten die globalen CO₂-Emissionen — getrieben durch fossile Energie, aber gedämpft durch rückläufige Land­nutzungs-Emissionen — bald ihren Höhepunkt erreichen. Mit wachsender Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien und weniger Abholzung rückt ein entscheidender Wendepunkt näher.

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