A mainly coal-fueled, post-lockdown economic recovery boosted carbon dioxide emissions by 6% in 2021, the highest increase ever recorded in human history, according to a new report.
The increase more than offset the previous year’s pandemic-induced lull, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday in a new analysis.
Carbon dioxide emissions in 2021 hit a whopping 36.3 billion metric tons, the agency said, warning that Earth continues careening into the habitability danger zone.
