🇨🇰 Cook Islands' Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Cook Islands emitted around 0.09 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 6.4 tonnes per person per year, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.24% 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 around 79% of emissions, methane 16%, nitrous oxide 5% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Cook Islands' emissions have produced around 5.32 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total. This averages around 2.2 tonnes per person per year, rated low.
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