Oil shock from Iran war led to drop in carbon pollution, scientists say
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In 2026, the world emitted 42.2 billion tonne of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
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Oil shock from Iran war led to drop in carbon pollution, scientists say
Emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels decreased slightly this year due to the Iran war. I
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Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite the Iran war rather than energy progress
Global carbon pollution dropped this year ever so slightly, but it's more because of oil shocks reverberating from the Iran war than anything the world has done to fight climate change, scientists said in a new study.
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Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite Iran war rather than energy progress
In 2026, the world emitted 42.2 billion tonne of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. It's a 0.4% decrease from last year, according to the scientists of the Global Carbon Project
- Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite the Iran war rather than energy progress
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