The Global Carbon Project, made up of scientists who track and quantify greenhouse gas emissions, found no signs of the cuts in emissions needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times.Emissions have since rebounded and the ongoing pandemic is still having an impact, along with spillover effects from the war in Ukraine, according to the study.The report also highlighted the challenging road ahead, particularly when it comes to reaching the target of net zero emissions by 2050 — a state in which human-caused emissions no longer exacerbate global warming because they are balanced by the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.To achieve the net zero goal, carbon emissions would need to fall 1.4 billion metric tons each year, comparable to the staggering drop experienced in 2020 due to Covid.This shows you can have a real transition to clean energy systems and still have positive growth in the economy.”Study co-author Corinne Le Quéré, a professor of climate change science at the University of East Anglia in the U.K., said the turbulence in 2022 from the pandemic and global energy crisis should be a wake-up call."