Global energy emissions rose by 1.1% in 2025; a rebound in U.S. coal drove the increase, while China’s oil demand declined. According to the latest *Statistical Review of World Energy* released jointly by the Energy Institute and Ember, Kearney, and KPMG, in 2025 carbon emissions from the global energy sector increased by 1.1%, reaching 358.06 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. U.S. coal consumption surged by 10%, accounting for about one-third of the global emissions increase; this was driven by high natural gas prices forcing U.S. power generators to switch back to coal, reversing a clean-energy trend that had lasted for a decade. Global renewable power generation grew by 9.1% year over year, with solar power leading at 30% growth. At the same time, China’s gasoline and diesel demand has continued to decline since 2024, reflecting an ongoing shift in the structure of transportation energy.