There is no progress in CO2 reduction, we are still emiting more CO2 each year.
" Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes increased by +0.7% within 2025."
" Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes increased by +0.7% within 2025."
So we're working on it. Not as fast as we need, but progress is being made.
It's too little too late.
India's CO2 emissions growth rate is around 4% [0], and India's economy is expected to grow at around 6-7% a year for at least the next decade. This means India's contribution alone will grow massively.
And what about other large countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, Nigeria, etc who are also seeing massive expansions.
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The Indian government's "electro-state" transition is predicated on coal expansion [1] - yes at a rate slower than before, but still at a rate that is a net negative for the environment.
This is also why India backed out of hosting COP33 in 2028 [2] - it would have brought this inconvenient truth to the forefront [3]
[0] - https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by...
[1] - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/india-mul...
[2] - https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/india-withdraws-b...
[3] - https://www.dw.com/en/why-india-walked-away-from-its-bid-to-...
India is taking a shortcut so to say. If climate friendly energy becomes successful in India, it will bbee successful in other countries to. Currently the biggest threat is US forcing people to buy its venezualan and fracking oil.
Chinese burning of coal for electric power generation decreased, but total coal consumption has increased. In China, coal use is shifting from power production to synthetic fuels and chemicals made from coal, the carbon from synthetic fuels will be emitted as CO2. Will this shift happen also in India?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-coal-power-drops-in-chi...
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/chines...
China is still building new coal power plants, they will be probably used as backup for solar.
https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions
https://ourworldindata.org/profile/co2/india