In 2019, China emitted more emissions than the OSCE countries combined

In 2019, China released more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere than all EU and OSCE member states are capable of. The BBC reported on Friday on its website, citing data from the research agency Rhodium Group. Based on newly added data for 2019, Rhodium Group estimates that the amount of emissions produced in China for the first time since these data was collected "exceeded the amount of all developed countries combined." Data on greenhouse gas emissions are provided by the Rhodium Group on a regular basis every year. In 2019, China released 27 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. Second in line are the US, which produced 11 percent of these emissions, and third in India 6.6 percent. In fourth place is the European Union with 6.4 percent. In 2019, China produced 14.093 million tons of emissions. The member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU together generated 14.057 million tonnes of emissions. The amount of emissions produced by China has more than tripled since the 1990s. Scientists warn that climate change will be difficult to prevent if the US and China do not reach an agreement in this area, the BBC notes. These two countries are the largest producers of carbon emissions, contributing to global warming, and their positions are therefore key to any international effort on this issue. At a climate summit in April, Chinese President Xi Jinping recalled that China plans to reach maximum CO2 emissions by 2030 and then reduce them sharply. It plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. However, China makes extensive use of coal as an energy source and operates 1,058 coal-fired power plants in the country, the BBC writes. Just before the start of the April - mostly virtual - meeting, the White House promised that the United States would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels.