🇹🇱 Timor-Leste's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Timor-Leste emitted around 4.9 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.01% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 3.5 tonnes per person per year, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 0.02 megatonnes CO₂e a year over the ten years to 2024, or 0.4% yearly, 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: CO₂ made up around 74% of emissions, methane 21%, nitrous oxide 5.1% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Timor-Leste's emissions have produced around 461 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.01% of the global total, averaging around 5 tonnes per person per year.
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