‘No time to lose’ in curbing greenhouse gases – WMO report

Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet's 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021, according to a new report published on Monday by the UN weather agency. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/10/1103892
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Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

17 May 2023

Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday.

Climate change: CO2 and methane in our atmosphere reach record levels

26 Oct 2022

Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief

‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief

18 May 2022

Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of no return, according to the latest flagship report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), published on Wednesday.