🇧🇧 Barbados' Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Barbados emitted around 1.54 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 5.4 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions declined by around 0.41% a year over the ten years to 2024, much slower than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 87% of Barbados's total emissions, methane 10%, nitrous oxide 3.1% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Barbados's emissions have produced around 91 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, averaging around 2.5 tonnes per person per year on a population-weighted basis, rated moderate.
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