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Shanghai’s 256 million metric tons of greenhouse gases tops the list. New York City’s 160 million metric tons and Houston’s 150 million metric tons are in the top 50 of countrywide emissions. Seoul in South Korea, ranks fifth among cities to be the most polluting.
A report by an independent panel of experts at the COP-29 summit revealed that countries need to invest more than USD 6 trillion per year by 2030 or risk paying more in the future.
The report also named the top polluted cities and countries at COP29. Shanghai’s 256 million metric tons of greenhouse gases tops the list. New York City’s 160 million metric tons and Houston’s 150 million metric tons are in the top 50 of countrywide emissions. Seoul in South Korea, ranks fifth among cities to be the most polluting.
China, India, Iran, Indonesia, and Russia had the biggest increases in emissions from 2022 to 2023, while Venezuela, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States had the biggest decreases in pollution.
The data set – maintained by scientists and analysts from various groups – also looked at traditional pollutants such as carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and other chemicals associated with dirty air.
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Nations at the UN climate talks in Baku are trying to set new targets to cut such emissions and figure out how much rich nations will pay to help the world with that task.
