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UNITED NATIONS: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere have hit an all-time high and show no signs of slowing down. The announcement said ‘No end in sight’ to rising GHG emissions comes just weeks ahead of the annual UN climate conference COP28, which is scheduled to take place in Dubai. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, WMO, mentioned that “Despite decades of warnings from the scientific community, thousands of pages of reports, and dozens of climate conferences, we are still heading in the wrong direction.” Taalas further added that the higher concentrations of greenhouse gases would be accompanied by more extreme weather events, including intense heat and rainfall, ice melt, higher sea levels, as well as ocean heat and acidification.“We must reduce the consumption of fossil fuels as a matter of urgency,” he said. Methane concentrations in the atmosphere also increased, and levels of nitrous oxide, another greenhouse gas, saw the highest year-on-year increase on record between 2021 and 2022, WMO stated. Adding to that, the weather agency said that in 2022, global average concentrations of carbon dioxide were 50 per cent above the pre-industrial era for the first time. A separate UN report mentioned that governments are making insufficient progress in slashing greenhouse gas emissions to avert the worst impacts of global warming. “The current level of greenhouse gas concentrations puts us on the pathway of an increase in temperatures well above the Paris Agreement targets by the end of this century,” said Taalas.

‘No end in sight’ to rising GHG emissions: WMO

UNITED NATIONS: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that Greenhouse Gas (GHG) levels in…

COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber addressed 13th session of IRENA assembly

COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber addressed 13th session of IRENA assembly

NEW DELHI: Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President-Designate of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), while…

Jaishankar congratulated UAE minister on becoming COP28 President

Jaishankar congratulated UAE minister on becoming COP28 President

NEW DELHI: S Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs, Government of India congratulated Sultan Ahmed Al…