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https://eciu.net/analysis/reports/2025/10-years-post-paris-decoupling-globally>
"Decoupling — breaking the link between economic growth and emissions — is no
longer theoretical. It is happening at scale.
Using the latest
Global Carbon Budget data, and a more detailed
classification system than previous studies, we assess decoupling across 113
countries representing over 97% of global GDP and 93% of global emissions. Our
approach evaluates not just the number of countries decoupling, but their share
of global economic output and emissions, and tracks progress across multiple
time periods.
In the decade before the
Paris Agreement, 32 countries absolutely decoupled
emissions from GDP, with 35 more achieving relative decoupling. In the
post-Paris decade (2015–2023), these numbers grew to 43 and 40 countries
respectively. Today, countries responsible for 46.3% of global GDP and 36.1% of
global emissions have absolutely decoupled. Overall, 92% of global GDP and 89%
of global emissions now sit in economies that have decoupled in either relative
or absolute terms.
Countries once increasing emissions faster than GDP have made especially strong
progress. A large share of ‘Improvers’ moved from expansive recoupling to
absolute decoupling, a turnaround visible in advanced economies and in major
emitters across Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. At the same time, a
small number of countries have slipped backwards, either due to rapid
industrialisation or stagnating growth."
Via
What Could Go Right? 2026: 3 Things to Look Forward To
https://theprogressnetwork.org/good-news-picks-2026/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
