A new report from Climate Trace identifies global cities with the highest emissions. The report was released on Friday at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).
The report includes an inventory of monthly emissions for states, provinces, counties and more than 9,000 cities to provide more localized information on emissions to influence climate policies.
Climate Trace’s data found Shanghai topping the list with 275.28 million metric tons of greenhouse gases across all sectors. As HuffPost reported, other top emitters include Tokyo (250 million metric tons), New York City (160 million metric tons), Houston (150 million metric tons) and Seoul (142 million metric tons).
According to Climate Trace, most cities don’t have detailed information on their greenhouse gas emissions, emissions which could total an equivalent of around 17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide.
“Despite pledges and promises, global greenhouse gas emissions continue their steady rise, bringing with them the toxic air pollution that disproportionately …