Fact-check: “The U.S. accounted for nearly 50% of the world's emissions increase.”
Verdict: Partly True (62% confidence)
The claim is roughly in the right ballpark for 2025 CO2 emissions growth, but the specific figure and framing vary significantly depending on whether you count North America or just the U.S., and whether you count only CO2 or all greenhouse gases. Forbes and CleanTechnica cite a primary source showing North America accounted for 47.1% of the increase in global emissions in 2025, with the U.S. as the dominant contributor. But U.S. News reports the U.S. alone accounted for 36% of the increase in…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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