🇲🇴 China, Macao's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: China, Macao Special Administrative Region emitted around 1.17 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, accounting for 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 1.6 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated low on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 7.12% a year over the ten years to 2024, faster than the 4% yearly decline the world as a whole needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up around 90.59% of emissions, nitrous oxide 5.22%, methane 4.19% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, emissions have produced around 64.4 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, or around 1.6 tonnes per person per year on a population-weighted basis.
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