PalangkarayaIndonesia’s fires emitted 76 million tonnes of carbon.
The pace matches 2015, when haze killed over 100,000 people regionally.
Peatland fires there burn underground for weeks, releasing carbon stored for centuries.
This El Niño, one of the most intense on record, is expected to last into 2027.
How each outlet framed it
- Carbon Brief leans critical
- 2026 fires match 2015 record (333 MtC); Papua burning at record intensity; 1997 fires represented 13-40% of global fossil emissions
Sources: Carbon Brief