🇨🇭 Switzerland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Switzerland emitted around 41.5 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, 0.07% of the global total.
• Per person: This was around 4.7 tonnes per person per year, rated moderate on a scale where any emissions above zero add warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.91 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 2% yearly, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and warming of around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up around 76.8% of emissions, methane 14.5%, nitrous oxide 5.3% and F-gases 3.4%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Switzerland's emissions have produced around 4,410 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, around 0.11% of the global total, or 5.3 tonnes per person per year, rated high.
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