🇨🇾 Cyprus' Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Cyprus emitted around 9.86 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.02% of the global total.
• Per person: That was around 7.3 tonnes per person per year, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 1.7% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather 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 69% of emissions, methane 23%, F-gases 5.1% and nitrous oxide 3.7%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Cyprus's emissions have produced around 485 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.01% of the global total, or around 5.4 tonnes per person per year.
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