New increase in CO₂ emissions (+2.5%) to record levels, above the 2019 level.

Global energy-related CO₂ emissions increased again in 2022 (+2.5%), at a slower rate than in 2021 (+6%), but more than twice faster than over the 2010-2019 period (+1%/year). Emissions reached a record high at over 33.8 GtCO₂, despite the global economic slowdown. CO₂ emissions increased slightly in the two largest emitting countries, namely China (+1%, as the growth in energy consumption in the industrial sector slowed down and as the share of wind and solar in the Chinese power mix continued to increase) and the United States (+1.2%, as the fall in coal-related CO₂ emissions was more than offset by higher gas-related emissions). Spurred by a dynamic economic growth, CO₂ emissions grew at a very rapid pace in coal-dependent India (+8.8%) and Indonesia (+28%), in oil-dependent Saudi Arabia (+10%) and in Mexico (+10%, strong increase in coal- and gas-fired power generation). On the other hand, CO₂ emissions declined in Europe (-2%, including -1.8% in the EU, -2.7% in Türkiye and -2.6% in the UK), in Brazil (-6.2%, with higher hydroelectricity generation cutting gas consumption), in South Africa (-4.7%, as technical problems hindered coal-fired power generation) and in South Korea (-2.9%, due to a higher nuclear power generation). They remained stable in Japan and in Russia (increase in coal-related emissions offset by lower gas-related emissions).