2018 Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High This week is the 24th annual U.N. climate conference in Poland. Global emissions are projected to rise 2.7% in 2018, Fossil fuel and industrial emissions will reach a record high of 37.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year. The increase is being driven by almost 5% emissions growth in China and more than 6% in India. Emissions by the United States increased by 2.5%. António Guterres, U.N. Secretary General, via 'Washington Post' Rob Jackson, researcher. Global Carbon Project, via 'Washington Post' Rob Jackson, via 'Washington Post' Patricia Espinosa, United Nations, via 'Washington Post'
