🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Sao Tome and Principe emitted around 0.32 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 1.4 tonnes per person per year, rated low on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 1.7% a year over the ten years to 2024, 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 made up 65% of emissions, methane 20%, nitrous oxide 7.6% and F-gases 7.3%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Sao Tome and Principe's emissions have produced around 14.5 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, averaging around 1 tonne per person per year.
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