By Reuters
June 29, 2026 7:12 PM EDT

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The United States accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon emissions in ​2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers ‌back to coal, an Energy Institute report showed.

Here are highlights from the report, produced in partnership with Ember, Kearney Institute and KPMG:

• U.S. coal ​consumption jumped 10% last year, reversing a shift ​towards cleaner fuels and helping lift overall ⁠emissions.
• Global carbon emissions from the energy sector rose ​1.1% to 35,806 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. More than ​a third of this increase came from the U.S. North America's increase bucked the 10-year trend of emissions falling by 0.7%.
• Global energy-related demand continued ​to grow. Total energy supply rose 1.7% from ​2024, with renewables contributing the biggest share of that increase. Renewable ‌power ⁠generation climbed 9.1%, led by a 30% surge in solar.
• Europe's carbon emissions from the energy sector increased by 0.5%, while China's rose by 0.7% in ​2025.
• Electricity demand rose ​faster than ⁠supply, increasing 3% year-on-year, driven by electric vehicles, data centres and artificial intelligence.
• Global oil consumption ​rose 1.3% in 2025 to 103 million ​barrels ⁠per day, compared with a 1.1% increase in 2024, while production grew 3.5%.
• In China, gasoline and diesel use declined ⁠last year, extending a ​trend seen in 2024.
• Gas demand growth was ​concentrated in Europe, the Middle East and North America, with Europe and India relying on imports for nearly half of their supply.