Notably this doesn't include land use changes, or any other anthropogenic greenhouse gases.
As of 2022, annual per capita CO2 emissions had declined by 4.6%. Since 2020, the height of the pandemic (but a local minimum in emissions), it has increased by 4.3%. It would need to increase by another 4.7% to reach the 2012 maximum.
Interesting to see the effect of two world wars and a Great Depression. But what happened between 1970 and 2000?
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One thing that happened from 1970 is that nuclear power took off:
https://ourworldindata.org/nuclear-energy
We are righting the ship. The proverbial iceberg is still in view, but the steps we're taking to avoid it are making a difference.
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