Global emissions from burning coal, oil and gas fell 0.4% in 2026 to 42.2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, researchers from the Global Carbon Project said. It was the first annual decline since 2020; increased renewable energy use and the Iran war contributed, though researchers cautioned the drop could be short-lived.
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