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What are things looking like on the per capita greenhouse gas emissions front? Russian and the US are in a league of their own! (One slither of hope for the US a -1.2% 10-year average change) The EU is still above the global average but their 10-year average change is best in class at -2.9%

24/10/26, 5:47 am6 reposts18 likes

Peter du Toit

@peterdutoit.com

Data:

unep.orgEmissions Gap Report 2026UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2026: The point of return finds that with global temperature rise set to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, urgent and stringent cuts to greenhouse emissions are needed to minimize the magnitude and duration of overshoot and return to 1.5°C by the end of the century.

Marius Loots

@mariusloots.bsky.social

From my reading South Africa isn't doing too badly, but can do a lot better. I feel the danger is that of the bigger players don't get their act together, there are no incentives for smaller groups to contribute.

Peter du Toit

@peterdutoit.com

This is data to 2024 (am sure @robbieandrew.bsky.social will be updating all these in due course) but if we dumped coal this would drop out the sky.

Robbie Andrew

@robbieandrew.bsky.social

There should be updates on my website before the end of next month.

Peter du Toit

@peterdutoit.com

And ICYMI: Why @jasonhickel.bsky.social now thinks capitalism can't save the climate. "The rich countries have dramatically overshot their fair shares of emissions and so they've effectively colonized the atmospheric commons for their own enrichment."

youtu.beWhy Jason Hickel Now Thinks Capitalism Can't Save the Climate"YouTube video by Fakto