Pakistan, June 30 -- The United States accounted for nearly one-third of the increase in global carbon dioxide emissions during 2025 as higher natural gas prices prompted power producers to rely more heavily on coal. A new energy report found that this shift reversed recent progress toward cleaner fuels, contributing significantly to the worldwide rise in emissions from the energy sector.

The report showed that US coal consumption increased by 10% during the year, pushing overall carbon emissions higher. As a result, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions climbed 1.1% to 35,806 million metric tons, while North America broke a decade-long trend that had seen regional emissions decline by an average of 0.7% each year.

Despite the ...