Global Carbon Budget: Fossil fuel emissions hit 'record high' in 2025

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Researchers warn rise in emissions means remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5C is 'virtually exhausted'

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1 per cent in 2025, reaching a new record high and making targets to limit global warming to 1.5C "no longer plausible". That is...

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