🇸🇨 Seychelles' Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Seychelles emitted around 0.76 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, accounting for 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 5.8 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 2.4% 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 86% of emissions, methane 9.4%, nitrous oxide 4.7% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Seychelles' emissions have produced around 23 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, averaging around 3 tonnes per person per year.
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