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China Leads Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will make a major announcement about the Paris climate agreement. Most observers think he will pull the plug on American participation. Only China tops America in greenhouse gas emission from fossil fuel combustion and industry, according the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Most emissions are due to electricity production closely followed by agriculture and forestry. Transportation is responsible for 14 percent of emissions.

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This chart shows global greenhouse gas emission from fossil fuel combustion by country and emission by economic sector

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Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion worldwide from 1750 to 2023, by major country (in billion metric tons)
Distribution of emissions of greenhouse gases by industry sector worldwide as of 2014
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Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion worldwide in 2024, by country (in million metric tons)
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide from 1990 to 2050, by fuel (in billion metric tons)
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China's share in the global carbon emissions in selected years from 2002 to 2022
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Territorial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in China from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons)

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