A new report from the United Nations weather agency found greenhouse gas rates hit a new record in 2020, indicating the world is “way off track” to meet its climate goals
from the United Nations weather agency found greenhouse gas rates hit a new record in 2020, indicating the world is “way off track” to meet its climate goals, representing a threat to daily life and and the future of the planet ahead of the highly anticipated U.N. climate change summit in Glasgow at the end of the month.... [+]If greenhouse gas emissions continue increasing at their pace the planet will experience a rise in temperature “far in excess” of the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.
The announcement described carbon dioxide as the “single most important greenhouse gas” because of how long it stays in the atmosphere — meaning even if emissions quickly reach the goal of net zero, temperature rise will continue, as will the extreme weather that goes with it.The WMO’s findings come just months after the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a reporta “code red for humanity.” “There is no time for delay and no room for excuses,” U.N.
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