Headline Roundup • November 13th, 2025
Global Carbon Emissions On Track to Reach Record High in 2025
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Global carbon emissions are set to reach a record high in 2025, according to the Global Carbon Project’s new annual report.
The Details: The Global Carbon Budget was published on Thursday and found that emissions will be 1.1% higher than they were a year ago. Emissions from fossil fuels, gas, and coal are all set to rise to a record total of 38.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide.
By Nation: While global emissions have consistently risen, emissions in the US and Europe have trended downward since the mid-2000s. Conversely, Chinese emissions have soared since 2000, and the country has emitted the most carbon since 2006. This year’s report showed Chinese emissions stayed nearly flat.
For Context: The Global Carbon Project was established in 2001. According to its website, it “operates thanks to hundreds of scientists who volunteer their time and efforts” and is funded by several sponsors that include the Australian, Japanese, and Norwegian governments and Stanford University. The report comes as world leaders meet in Brazil for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30.
How The Media Covered It: Several major outlets on the left, such as New York Times (Lean Left bias), Washington Post (Lean Left), and Associated Press (Left), covered the story. Washington Post and BBC News (Center) mentioned renewable energy in their headlines, but with split framing. BBC wrote that the “renewables boom offers hope,” whereas Washington Post wrote that “despite surging renewables,” emissions will hit a record high. DW News (Center) mentioned renewables similarly to Washington Post and included a section on COP 30, saying it is “not a surprise” that the US did not send a delegation. The New York Times focused much of its coverage on Chinese emissions. As of early Thursday, the only outlet from the right AllSides found to cover the story was The Daily Mail (Lean Right).
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Global fossil fuel emissions are on track to soar to record highs in 2025 and show no signs of declining overall, although there are indications of a recent slowdown in China’s emissions, researchers said on Wednesday.
This year, nations are projected to emit roughly 38.1 billion tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide by burning oil, gas and coal for energy and by manufacturing cement, according to data from the Global Carbon Project. Those sources are the largest contributors to human-caused climate change. The total is roughly 1.1 percent more than the...
Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a record high in 2025, according to a new study released on Thursday.
Published annually, the Global Carbon Budget report looks at emissions of CO2 into the earth's atmosphere via burning hydrocarbons, cement production and land use, such as deforestation.
The report always relates the numbers to the thresholds set out in the the 2015 Paris Agreement, the accord which called for limiting warming to 2 Celsius at the top but ideally 1.5 C (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 2.7 degrees, respectively), compared...
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to be the highest on record in 2025, a new report reveals.
Experts at Global Carbon Budget estimate a total of 38.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the end of the year – up 1.1 per cent from last year.
This new figure is based on preliminary data and computer modelling, but if it turns out to be accurate it would mark a record high.
