Record high carbon dioxide levels: Worrying for humanity
The levels of greenhouse gases reached record levels last year - levels have not been this high in at least three million years, according to SVT, according to the Weather Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual report.
According to the report "Greenhouse gas bulletin", the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has risen faster than at any time in human history in the last two decades. It has risen by ten percent.
Scientists now see that climate change is beginning to reinforce itself: climate change leads to forest fires, droughts, etc., which in turn means that less carbon dioxide is sequestered on land and a warmer ocean absorbs less carbon dioxide.
- These feedbacks in the climate are really worrying for humanity, says Ko Barret, Deputy Secretary General WMO, to SVT Nyheter.
The levels of greenhouse gases reached record levels last year - levels have not been this high in at least three million years, according to SVT, according to the Weather Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual report.
According to the report "Greenhouse gas bulletin", the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has risen faster than at any time in human history in the last two decades. It has risen by ten percent.
Scientists now see that climate change is beginning to reinforce itself: climate change leads to forest fires, droughts, etc., which in turn means that less carbon dioxide is sequestered on land and a warmer ocean absorbs less carbon dioxide.
- These feedbacks in the climate are really worrying for humanity, says Ko Barret, Deputy Secretary General WMO, to SVT Nyheter.
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The WMO chief on reaching targets: "We are clearly off track"
Today's climate commitments involve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2.6 percent by 2030 – but that is only a fraction of what is needed to stop the worst consequences of climate change, a report from the Weather Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows.
According to UN climate chief Simon Stiell, the commitments are "miles away" from the 43 percent emission reductions needed to reduce warming to 1.5 degrees.
- We are clearly off track when it comes to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement, says WMO Director Celeste Saulo.
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