Global coal emissions have increased rapidly since the turn of the century to more than 14 GtCO₂ annually.
Coal accounted for roughly 41 percent of global fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in 2022. Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and emits almost 50 percent more CO₂ than natural gas when burned. Distribution of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide in 2022, by fuel type
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Global Carbon Project, & Statista. (December 6, 2023). Distribution of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide in 2022, by fuel type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500817/carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-worldwide-by-fuel/
Global Carbon Project, und Statista. "Distribution of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide in 2022, by fuel type ." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500817/carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-worldwide-by-fuel/
Global Carbon Project, Statista. (2023). Distribution of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide in 2022, by fuel type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500817/carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-worldwide-by-fuel/
Global Carbon Project, and Statista. "Distribution of Fossil Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions Worldwide in 2022, by Fuel Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500817/carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-worldwide-by-fuel/
Global Carbon Project & Statista, Distribution of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide in 2022, by fuel type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500817/carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-worldwide-by-fuel/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Distribution of fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide in 2022, by fuel type [Graph], Global Carbon Project, & Statista, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500817/carbon-dioxide-emissions-share-worldwide-by-fuel/