This statistic displays the projection of energy-related gross carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide in 2040 from various sources. The International Energy Outlook under the EIA projected that these CO2 emissions would reach 39.3 billion metric tons in that year based on their reference scenario.
Outlook scenarios for energy-related gross carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2040 (in billion metric tons)*
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* Outlook scenarios are as follows: BP (Evolving Transition) , EIA International Energy Outlook 2017 (Reference), Equinor 2018 Energy Perspectives (Reform), ExxonMobil 2018 Outlook for Energy (Reference), IEA World Energy Outlook 2018 (New Policies), IEEJ Outlook 2019 (Reference), Shell 2018 (Sky).
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Resources for the Future. (July 1, 2019). Outlook scenarios for energy-related gross carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2040 (in billion metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023118/global-energy-co2-emissions-outlook-scenario-by-source/
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Resources for the Future. (2019). Outlook scenarios for energy-related gross carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2040 (in billion metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023118/global-energy-co2-emissions-outlook-scenario-by-source/
Resources for the Future. "Outlook Scenarios for Energy-related Gross Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide in 2040 (in Billion Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023118/global-energy-co2-emissions-outlook-scenario-by-source/
Resources for the Future, Outlook scenarios for energy-related gross carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2040 (in billion metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023118/global-energy-co2-emissions-outlook-scenario-by-source/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Outlook scenarios for energy-related gross carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2040 (in billion metric tons)* [Graph], Resources for the Future, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023118/global-energy-co2-emissions-outlook-scenario-by-source/
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