A new report from the Energy Institute shows that the United States contributed roughly one third of the global increase in carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. The main driver was a shift back to coal as power producers responded to rising natural gas prices. This reversal threatens progress on climate goals and highlights how vulnerable emissions reductions are to fuel price swings. The report, produced with Ember, Kearney Institute, and KPMG, calls for stronger sustainable energy policies to prevent similar backsliding. For carbon market participants, the data underscores the risk that short term fuel economics can overwhelm long term decarbonization plans. The full report provides country level detail on the emissions surge.
