PELAKITA.ID – The below infographic by ๐๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ illustrates the distribution of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across various sectors, based on widely cited sources.
๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ’๐ด ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ:
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ & ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (35%):
The largest contributor, responsible for over a third of emissions. This includes energy generation from fossil fuels for power plants and heating systems.
๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ (22%):
Significant emissions from livestock, crop cultivation, deforestation, and land-use changes.
๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด & ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (21%):
Includes energy use in residential/commercial buildings (heating, cooling, lighting) and emissions from construction materials and processes.
๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (15%):
Emissions from vehicles, aviation, shipping, and other transport modes reliant on fossil fuels.
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ (10%):
Methane released from decomposing food in landfills and inefficient supply chains.
๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ (10%):
Combined emissions from travel, accommodations, and tourism-related activities.
๐๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ (7%):
Contributions from textile production, dyeing, manufacturing, and disposal of clothing.
๐๐ข๐ต๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด & ๐๐ (3%):
Energy consumption for servers, cooling, and computational processes supporting digital infrastructure.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ด (4%) :
Manufacturing, disposal, and energy use of electronic devices.
๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค (4%) :
Emissions from production, transportation, and incineration of plastic materials.
Notable Observations:
Surprising Contributors: Fashion, tourism, and data centers/AI highlight often-overlooked sectors with notable environmental impacts.
Dominant Sectors: Electricity/heat, agriculture, and buildings/construction account for 78% of emissions combined, underscoring priorities for mitigation efforts.
