🇻🇺 Vanuatu's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Vanuatu emitted around 0.48 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 1.5 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated low on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.53% 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: Methane makes up 69% of emissions, nitrous oxide 18%, CO₂ 12% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Vanuatu's emissions have produced around 159 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, or around 9.5 tonnes per person per year, rated very high.
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