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Climate Agreement. Race to Carbon Neutrality From Rio Via Kyoto and Paris to Glasgow

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Figures & Tables

Dynamics of Nitrous Oxide emissions by the largest world emitters [19]

CountryN2O, thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
1990201220152018
China312 810503 970542 900538 790
United States249 360245 810242 640250 060
India139 570241 950246 030253 790
Russian Federation104 17053 09055 52058 610
Brazil106 590167 660172 220179 200

Primary energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide emission from the combustion of anthropogenic fuel by the largest world emitters in 2012 [11,12]

CountryPrimary energy Consumption, ExajoulesCO2 emissions from fuel combustion, million tonnes of CO2
FuelCoalOilGas
United States89.694 903.01 648.11 869.81 361.0
Russian Federation28.981 607.9435.6327.9819.6
China117.058 863.57 464.91 106.0264.3
Japan19.921 226.6428.3524.3250.3
Germany13.37745.1325.0240.6161.1
Ukraine5.14274.0149.436.887.8
United Kingdom8.55461.4147.9157.0152.8
India25.111 805.31 287.5445.970.9

Primary energy Consumption behavior and Carbon Dioxide emission rates from the combustion of anthropogenic fuel in the developing countries [11, 12]

CountryPrimary energy Consumption, ExajoulesCO2 emissions from fuel combustion, million tonnes of CO2
1990201219902012
Mexico4.567.71257.0459.5
South Africa3.705.14243.8422.3
Republic of Korea3.8211.54231.8575.5
Brazil5.3611.69184.5424.1
Iran, Islamic Rep.3.049.41171.2514.5
Saudi Arabia3.349.76151.1463.4
Indonesia2.207.27131.3451.1

Major Coal Consumers in the world [12, 24]

CountryCoal Consumption, ExajoulesCO2 emissions from Country Coal combustion/CO2 emissions from Country Fuel combustion, %Coal Consumption/Primary Energy Consumption, %CO2 emissions from Country Coal combustion/CO2 emissions from World Fuel combustion, %
 201520182015201820182018
China80.4180.0982.079.858.822.8
India16.5518.5671.070.555.74.9
United States15.5813.2829.725.813.93.8
Japan5.034.9939.139.926.51.3
Russian Federation3.863.6326.825.912.11.2
The Republic of Korea3.583.6353.552.028.90.9
South Africa3.523.7681.981.870.91.0
Germany3.292.943.039.221.60.8
Indonesia2.142.8435.140.934.50.7
Poland2.042.0868.462.847.60.6

Influence of the base year on reduction of Carbon Dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels

CountryCO2 emissions from fuel combustion, %
2018 / 19902018 / 20052018/ 20102018/ 20132018/ 2017
Ukraine-73.6    
United Kingdom-35.9    
Russian Federation-26.6    
Germany-25.9    
United States2.5-13,7   
Japan2.5-8,5   
Mexico74.5  -0.2 
Brazil120.230.4   
Republic of Korea161.3   1
Iran, Islamic Rep.238.6 16.2  
Indonesia313.570.9   
India335.4114.7   
China35175.6   

Primary energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide emission from the combustion of anthropogenic fuel by the largest world emitters in 2018 [11, 12]

CountryPrimary energy Consumption, ExajoulesCO2 emissions from fuel combustion, million tonnes of CO2
FuelCoalOilGas
United States95.604 921.11 270.02 031.31 600.7
Russian Federation30.041 587.0411.2303.0838.0
China135.779 570.87 637.21 374.7525.9
Japan18.841 080.7431.3384.1228.4
Germany13.44696.1273.1233.3171.1
Ukraine3.54181.897.628.555.8
United Kingdom7.96352.431.3157.8158.0
India33.302 307.81 628.0595.183.4
Mexico7.83448.548.3243.9155.8
South Africa5.30428.0350.073.54.5
Republic of Korea12.55605.8315.3158.9114.0
Brazil12.13406.363.9274.068.4
Iran, Islamic Rep.11.83579.65.4191.4382.7
Saudi Arabia10.91491.70318.3173.4
Indonesia8.23542.9221.9238.182.4

Historical (retrospective) changes in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide [6]

Parameters1750186019902008201220152016201720182019[7]2020[7]2021[8]
Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 (ppm)278.0286.2353.72384.98392.6399.64402.87405.19407.58411.49414.01419.13
Excess concentration of 1750, % 327384144454647484951

Primary energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide emission from the combustion of anthropogenic fuel by the largest world emitters in 1990 [11, 12]

CountryPrimary energy Consumption, ExajoulesCO2 emissions from fuel combustion, million tonnes of CO2
FuelCoalOilGas
United States80.994 803.11 837.21 951.5994.9
Russian Federation36.142 163.5707.2618.7837.6
China28.702 122.21 814.9286.620.6
Japan18.611 053.9296.3645.9111.6
Germany15.05940.0516.2303.7115.2
Ukraine11.42688.6292.9185.2210.5
United Kingdom9.01549.4247.1197.9104.1
India8.24530.1364.8151.114.2

Primary energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide emission from the combustion of anthropogenic fuel in the modified base year [11, 12]

CountryBase yearPrimary energy Consumption, ExajoulesCO2 emissions from fuel combustion, million tonnes of CO2
FuelCoalOilGas
United States200596.445 703.22 179.22 316.61180.5
China200575.605 448.94 594.2776.678.0
Japan200522.351 181.5399.9603.8169.5
India200516.561 075.0709.8309.455.6
Mexico20137.74449.651.3257.4140.6
Brazil20058.86311.645.6227.938.1
Iran, Islamic Rep.20108.94498.62.7221.6274.3
Republic of Korea201712.37600.0312.8163.1102.7
Indonesia20055.17317.687.3179.350.9

Dynamics of Hydrofluorocarbons emissions by the largest world emitters [20]

CountryHFC, thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
19902010
United States29 186300 896
Japan9 15460 318
China5 970183 870

Dynamics of Methane emissions by the largest world emitters [15]

CountryCH4 emissions, kt of CO2 equivalent
1990201220152018
Russian Federation929 970824 270835 560849 570
United States766 550618 150617 170622 590
China730 3401 151 1001 237 5201 238 630
India522 740650 410652 000666 510
Indonesia298 410251 460269 470287 500
Brazil285 240414 530422 280416 800
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2021-038 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 156
Submitted on: Jul 22, 2021
Accepted on: Sep 18, 2021
Published on: Aug 4, 2022
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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