Global carbon emissions have risen by 1% this year, and scientists fear the limit of 1.5 degrees of warming could be reached within 10 years.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Scientists of the Global Carbon Project announced a research report at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference today (11th), pointing out that this year's global carbon dioxide emissions have increased on average compared to last year Although the increase rate is not as fast as before, it may reach the control standard of 1.5 degrees of average temperature rise within 10 years.

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have increased this year compared to last year, said lead author Pierre Friedlingstein of the University of Exeter in the U.K., according to the Associated Press News. 1.5%, while China fell 0.9%, bucking the long-term trend.

He said this year's data had become chaotic and difficult to predict with the impact of the virus and the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Friedlinstein pointed out that the rise in emissions in most regions this year is related to the lifting of immigration restrictions.

About 40% of carbon dioxide comes from burning coal, 33% comes from oil, and 22% comes from natural gas. Compared with last year, the pollution from burning coal increased by 1%, oil increased by 2%, and natural gas decreased by 0.2%.

Emissions from fossil fuels fell by 5.3% in 2020, but returned to a slow upward trend in 2021 due to rising emissions in China.

Scientists hope to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees from the pre-industrial era to the present, meaning only another 380 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide will be released into the air.

This year's emissions are about 36.6 billion metric tons, representing the 1.5-degree mark in about 10 years.