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In particular, we trained two specialized models: a CNN to extract spatial patterns and an LSTM to capture temporal dynamics. By merging their outputs, we leverage both spatial and temporal dependencies, ensuring more accurate predictions. Thus, this article aims to compare various strategies and configurations, allowing us to identify the optimal architecture and parameters for our CNN-LSTM model. Moreover, to refine the predictive learning evolution of our hybrid model, we used optimization techniques like gradient descent to monitor the learning progress. The results show that our hybrid CNN-LSTM model achieved an R2 value of 0.91 and an RMSE of 0.086, outperforming conventional models regarding CO2 emission rate prediction accuracy. 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