Iran War Unexpectedly Drove Down Carbon Emissions This Year

The Brief · written from 4 sources

• The Global Carbon Project projects global fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to fall 0.4% in 2026, the first drop since 2020.
• Carbon Brief reports that oil emissions fall while coal emissions rise slightly, and that fossil emissions fall in most major economies.
• Total emissions are expected to edge up because land-use emissions rise, and researchers caution the decline could be short-lived.

• Global Carbon Project 2026 report (21st annual edition)
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