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Fossil Fuel Combustion
& Processing ~69.2%

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61.4% CO₂

CO₂ — 61.4%

Methane — 6.8%

N₂O — 0.8%

F-Gases — 0.2%

Industrial Products,
Processes & Waste ~12.4%

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CO₂ — 5.5%

Methane — 4.1%

F-Gases — 2.2%

N₂O — 0.6%

Food, Agriculture
& Land Use ~18.4%

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CO₂ — 8.0%

Methane — 7.3%

N₂O — 3.1%

Notes:

Segment length is the percentage values against 100% of total emissions, not against the category value
CO₂ = Carbon Dioxide, N₂O = Nitrous Oxide, F-Gases = Fluorinated Gases
Source: Data from IPCC, EDGAR, and Global Carbon Project and synthesized by Dr. J. Gerber, Project Drawdown · drawdown.org