🇲🇺 Mauritius' Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Mauritius emitted around 6.96 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, around 0.01% of the global total.
• Per person: In 2024, Mauritius emitted around 5.5 tonnes per person per year, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 1.04% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather 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: Fossil and land-use CO₂ make up around 67%, F-gases 22%, methane 7.7% and nitrous oxide 2.7% of Mauritius's emissions.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Mauritius's emissions have produced around 230 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, around 0.01% of the global total, averaging around 2 tonnes per person per year, rated low.
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