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Reminder: 2021 was not a normal year, due to the pandemic, and emissions have risen again afterwards, IIRC. The trendline is good, but comparing these specific years doesn't paint the clearest picture.
This graph will shed some light on tendencies. The downfall started per 2010 when new policy and new (greener) measures were implemented. 1990 seems to be the year of reference. Note also that the downfall is accompanied by BNP growth iirc.
And also In 2022 the emission of greenhouse gasses was 7,9 percent lower than in 2021. This is mainly due to the high prices of natural gas.
Any time I see graphs or statistics which cut of at 2020 to 2021 I get the feeling that the trend is being misrepresented, maybe deliberately.