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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey, Oliver Milman and Damian Carrington in Dubai

Greenhouse gas emissions soar – with China, US and India most at fault

A general view shows Marathon Petroleum's oil facility in Anacortes, Washington U.S
A general view shows Marathon Petroleum's oil facility in Anacortes, Washington U.S Photograph: David Ryder/Reuters

Electricity generation in China and India, and oil and gas production in the US, have produced the biggest increases in global greenhouse gas emissions since 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed, new data has shown.

Emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, have also risen, despite more than 100 countries signing up to a pledge to reduce the gas, according to data published on Sunday by the Climate Trace project.

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