🇩🇪 Germany's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Germany emitted around 669 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 1.17% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 7.9 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated very high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Germany's emissions fell by around 30 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 3.69% yearly, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and around 1.7 °C warming.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 85% of Germany's emissions, methane 8.3%, nitrous oxide 4.8% and F-gases 1.5%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Germany's emissions have produced around 112,000 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 2.87% of the global total, averaging around 10.1 tonnes per person per year-rated extremely high.
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