Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high

The aftermath of a tornado in Sullivan, Indiana, in April. Extreme weather events have become more violent in recent years. Photograph: Doug McSchooler/AP

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels again in 2023, as experts warned that the projected rate of warming had not improved over the past two years.

The world is on track to have burned more coal, oil and gas in 2023 than it did in 2022, according to a report by the Global Carbon Project, pumping 1.1% more planet-heating carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a time when emissions must plummet to stop extreme weather from growing more violent.