Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record Despite Lockdowns, UN Report Finds

Reuters

Despite Covid-related lockdowns, concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere hit a record high of 414.38 parts per million this year, with global temperatures having reached 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a new United Nations report says. It shows how close the world already is to failing to meet international goals meant to prevent the worst of the climate crisis by 2100.

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