Carbon decoupling classifications change with accounting boundaries and endpoint definitions

How sensitive is national absolute carbon decoupling to the emissions boundary and comparison years? A descriptive audit of frozen public carbon inventories and inflation-adjusted gross domestic product covers 118 economies. Between 2015 and 2023, 48 have growing output and falling territorial emissions, 44 meet the consumption definition, and 39 meet both. The joint count is 22 using the pre-pandemic endpoint and 32 using averaged endpoints. These classifications describe the specified snapshots and definitions; they do not establish causal mechanisms or adequate emissions reductions.