This is how Spanish CO₂ emissions contribute to climate change and extreme events

Greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially CO₂, are not the only cause of the increase in global temperature, but they are the most relevant. At a time when heat, droughts and extreme events are increasingly playing a leading role, efforts to reduce emissions and fight the climate crisis are under the spotlight. And The Conversation reviews Spain’s numbers in this field. The EU is responsible for 6% of gas emissions globally and Spain ranks fifth among the largest emitters in the bloc. However, it is 22nd in emissions per inhabitant and in the last 20 years they have been significantly reduced. But if the total figure accumulated by Spain is calculated, it is estimated that it would have been responsible for 0.61% of global emissions and would have contributed to the increase in the planet’s temperature by around 0.009ºC since pre-industrial times.

Extreme heat, an exceptional wave of fires and unusual weather phenomena have marked the European summer. The increasing frequency and intensity with which these episodes occur are associated with climate change.

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