🇨🇺 Cuba's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Cuba emitted around 40.1 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, accounting for 0.07% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 3.6 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.64 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 1.59% annually, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly decline needed globally for Net Zero in 2050 and warming of around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up around 62% of Cuba's emissions, methane 29%, nitrous oxide 7.4% and F-gases 2%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Cuba's emissions have produced around 6,290 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.16% of the global total, averaging around 6.4 tonnes per person per year and rated high.
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