Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite Iran war rather than energy progress
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In 2026, the world emitted 42.2 billion tonne of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. It's a 0.4% decrease from last year, according to the scientists of the Global Carbon Project
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[Claude] Report 2 is the same story under a near-identical headline, adding the specific emissions figures (42.2 billion tonnes, a 0.4% drop) from the same Global Carbon Project study, and it does not contradi
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