November 16 , 2025
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- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Emissions Gap Report 2025.
- India has recorded the highest absolute increase in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide during 2023–24, adding 165 million tonnes.
- India’s per capita emissions remained the lowest among major economies despite the sharp annual rise.
- The Report projected that current global policies would lead to approximately 2.8 degrees Celsius warming by the end of the century.
- The report stated that only the European Union showed declining emissions among the major Group of Twenty (G20) economies.
- The report warned that global temperatures are expected to temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius due to insufficient mitigation efforts.
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