Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN
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Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN

The Hindu  

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere hit new record highs in 2022, with no end in sight to the rising trend, the United Nations warned on November 15. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases — the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all broke records last year. "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," said WMO chief Petteri Taalas. "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," Mr. Taalas said. For nitrous oxide — accounting for around seven percent of the warming effect — the increase last year "was higher than that observed any time before in our modern time record", the WMO said.

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2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023
1 month ago

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

India Today  

2024 is set to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures expected to remain elevated into early 2025. This alarming prediction from European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service follows a series of extreme weather events worldwide, including severe droughts, floods, and heatwaves that have wreaked havoc across multiple continents. C3S reported that from January to November 2024, average …

China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation
1 month ago

China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation

China Daily  

China's annual increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations last year was slightly lower than the average growth of the past decade, the China Meteorological Administration said on Thursday. The 2023 China Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released by the CMA on Thursday, revealed that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations in 2023 rose by 2.3 parts per million compared to 2022. "The rise roughly …

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. Many analysts had been hoping that China — by far the world’s biggest annual carbon polluting nation with 32% of the emissions — would have peaked its …

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Hindustan Times  

* Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says Emissions from fossil fuels to rise nearly 1% to 37.4 bln T * Severe wildfires fuel 13.5% surge in land-use emissions * Emissions decrease in rich nations, rise in emerging economies * Without urgent action, global climate goals out of reach By Kate Abnett BAKU, - Global carbon …

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high - with 37.4 BILLION tonnes of CO2 pumped into the atmosphere this year, study reveals
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high - with 37.4 BILLION tonnes of CO2 pumped into the atmosphere this year, study reveals

Daily Mail  

Britain is making great strides eliminating the use of fossil fuels, including closing down our last ever coal-burning power plant. CO2 emissions from fossil fuels will reach 37.4 billion tonnes by the end of the year, the experts predict - up 0.8 per cent from 2023. The UK will have emitted around 0.3 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2024 by …

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

CNN  

CNN — Global levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to new projections, dashing hopes 2024 would be the year they plateau or fall. “The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic, yet we still see no sign that burning of fossil fuels has peaked,” said Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate professor at …

When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon
1 month, 4 weeks ago

When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon

NPR  

When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images For almost two centuries, greenhouse gas emissions have climbed steadily as humans have burned increasing amounts of oil, gas and coal. Thanks to the rapid growth of renewable energy, global emissions from fossil fuels could soon start to decline. Emissions would need to be …

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The world will exhaust in about six years, the remaining carbon budget before the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold is breached consistently, the Global Carbon Project’s science team has projected. The carbon budget is the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that will result in limiting global warming to a given level, in this case, the Paris accord’s target …

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
2 months ago

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on …

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold
2 months ago

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold

Salon  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union organization that monitors global heating, announced on Thursday that the year 2024 will be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. "This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a catalyst to raise ambition for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, COP29.” "This latest record sends another stark …

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever
2 months, 1 week ago

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

Salon  

The World Meteorological Organization, released its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin earlier this week, reporting that humans are emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a faster rate than ever before, contributing significantly to climate change. The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry. These …

'Words fail': WMO report finds CO2 accumulating at record levels
2 months, 1 week ago

'Words fail': WMO report finds CO2 accumulating at record levels

Raw Story  

Climate-heating carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere more rapidly than at any time since humans evolved. "Greenhouse gas pollution at these levels will guarantee a human and economic trainwreck for every country, without exception." "Today's NDC Synthesis Report must be a turning point, ending the era of inadequacy and sparking a new age of acceleration, with much bolder new …

Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO
2 months, 1 week ago

Greenhouse Gas Levels Soar to Record, Warns WMO

Live Mint  

Greenhouse gas levels hit record highs in 2023, with annual mean CO2 levels soaring by 2.3 PPM. This is the twelfth consecutive year of increasing CO2 levels, and the year 2023 also emerged as the warmest on record, surpassing the 2016-level. The rise in greenhouse gases is a major concern, as it contributes to climate change and extreme weather events. …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

A new study unpacks the last 485 million years of Earth's temperature history
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A new study unpacks the last 485 million years of Earth's temperature history

Salon  

Climate change deniers inaccurately claim that Earth's rapidly rising temperatures are the mere product of natural cycles. "As a scientist, I’m always cautious of the word 'prove,' but our work demonstrates the important role that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations play in controlling Earth’s temperature," Emily Joan Judd, the lead study author and paleontologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural …

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’
4 months ago

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

Al Jazeera  

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite global efforts to curb it, according to a study published by the Global Carbon Project. “Anthropogenic emissions have continued to increase …

Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Damning climate change report reveals how records were smashed for greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures and sea level rise last year - as experts warn '2023 will linger long in the memor

Daily Mail  

A damning climate change report has confirmed that 2023 was a year of new climate records. The report, titled State of the Climate, shows that greenhouse gas concentrations were the highest on record last year, with carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reaching their highest measured atmospheric levels. It highlights six key climate change records that were smashed in …

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns
5 months, 1 week ago

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns

Raw Story  

Methane emissions are rising faster than expected, a new study has warned, and the surge is putting global climate goals at risk. The study, published Monday in Frontiers in Science, found that methane emissions have risen quickly since 2006, with the growth rates for atmospheric methane seeing an "abrupt and rapid increase" in the early 2020s. "The growth rate of …

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit record highs in 2023, industry report says
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit record highs in 2023, industry report says

Al Jazeera  

Renewables’ share of global energy consumption reaches nearly 15 percent, an all-time high. Global fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions hit record highs last year, even as renewables generated more energy than ever before, an industry report has found. Fossil fuel consumption rose 1.5 percent compared with 2022, while emissions increased 2.1 percent, the Statistical Review of World Energy …

Growth in emissions of 'forgotten greenhouse gas' nitrous oxide is speeding up: study
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Growth in emissions of 'forgotten greenhouse gas' nitrous oxide is speeding up: study

ABC  

In short: Nitrous oxide emissions have increase 40 per cent in the past 40 years. Emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas nitrous oxide by humans has increased 40 per cent in the past 40 years, according to a new report. Dr Canadell said there was also a nitrous oxide feedback loop: as the Earth got warmer there would be an …

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
9 months ago

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

Associated Press  

The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Methane’s decadal spike should terrify us,” said Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson, who heads the Global Carbon Project that tracks worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide but wasn’t part of NOAA’s …

2023 was worst year on record in terms of several climate metrics
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2023 was worst year on record in terms of several climate metrics

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: From the climate perspective, 2023 wasn’t as bad as we initially thought it was. It was already known that 2023 was the warmest year ever with average temperatures around 1.45 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, nearly breaching Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C threshold. Now, a new report has revealed that in 2023: greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high; …

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

The Hindu  

“Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost,” the International Energy Agency said on March 13. “Slashing emissions of methane — second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming — is essential to meeting international targets on climate change,” …

Energy industry methane emissions rise close to record in 2023
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Energy industry methane emissions rise close to record in 2023

Al Jazeera  

Emissions of greenhouse gas responsible for a third of global warming ‘unacceptably high’, says energy watchdog. Methane emissions from the energy sector approached record highs last year, the International Energy Agency warned. In a report released on Wednesday, the global watchdog said the fossil fuel industry’s emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, responsible for about 30 percent of global warming, …

2023 confirmed as hottest year ever as climate records ‘tumbling like dominoes’
1 year ago

2023 confirmed as hottest year ever as climate records ‘tumbling like dominoes’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The findings are hardly surprising, but a global gut-punch nonetheless: 2023 has been confirmed as …

Global emissions at record highs as world continues to overspend on 'carbon budget'
1 year, 1 month ago

Global emissions at record highs as world continues to overspend on 'carbon budget'

ABC  

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have increased over the past year despite most of the world committing to net zero targets, according to new research. The Global Carbon Project releases its carbon budget each year, with this year's figures showing a 1.1 per cent increase in emissions across the world. CSIRO chief research scientist and executive director of the …

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads
1 year, 1 month ago

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads

Hindustan Times  

World leaders converging on Dubai for the COP28 summit have their task cut out for them: To agree on emissions cut and a phase-out of fossil fuels; operationalising the loss and damage fund; and to ensure action on the new and updated nationally determined contributions. The world is currently headed for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming over the pre-industrial period, said …

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
1 year, 1 month ago

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

Associated Press  

Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, which has $375 billion in spending on clean energy, by 2030 would reduce yearly emissions of carbon dioxide by about 1 billion metric tons, …

UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022
1 year, 1 month ago

UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022

Al Jazeera  

Leader of UN’s meteorological agency says the world is still ‘heading in the wrong direction’ and must cut use of fossil fuels. The United Nations says the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere surged to new highs last year as climate change fuelled extreme weather across the globe. In a bulletin released on Wednesday, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization …

The coming years will be the hottest ever
1 year, 4 months ago

The coming years will be the hottest ever

Hindustan Times  

In 2015, in Paris, the nations of the world committed themselves to trying their best to prevent the planet warming by more than 1.5°C from its pre-industrial state. It said there was a 66% chance that the world would exceed the 1.5°C threshold in at least one of the next five years. Even if the 1.5°C target is not breached, …

Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in atmosphere hit another peak and show no signs of slowing
1 year, 7 months ago

Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in atmosphere hit another peak and show no signs of slowing

LA Times  

Steam rises from a coal-fired power plant in Niederaussem, Germany, in November. Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere are the highest they’ve been in 4 million years. Carbon dioxide levels in the air are now the highest they’ve been in more than 4 million years because of the burning of oil, coal and gas. It is one of …

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022
1 year, 10 months ago

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Firstpost  

Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power New York: Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records …

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022
1 year, 10 months ago

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power. Extreme weather events intensified last year’s carbon dioxide emissions: Droughts reduced the amount of water available …

Editorial: 2022 brought more heat and pollution. We’re still careening toward climate disaster
1 year, 11 months ago

Editorial: 2022 brought more heat and pollution. We’re still careening toward climate disaster

LA Times  

New climate data show that 2022 was among the hottest years on record but that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions just keep rising. Another study showed the amount of heat being taken up by Earth’s oceans reached another record high last year. And it’s another stark reminder that despite some recent progress on climate policy, such as the passage of the …

US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds
1 year, 11 months ago

US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds

Salon  

A new report from the Rhodium Group, a research firm that models greenhouse gas emissions, brings good news and bad news. First, the bad: U.S. emissions increased by just over 1 percent last year, making 2022 the second consecutive year of carbon emissions growth since the American economy began recovering from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop …

Climate Change: Planet-heating CO2 emissions rise in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate Change: Planet-heating CO2 emissions rise in 2022

Live Mint  

A new climate science report, released today, states that in 2022, planet-heating CO2 emissions are set to rise by 1% over last year’s emissions. The annual study, prepared by Global Carbon Project, an international research project, shows that instead of decreasing, CO2 emissions are continuing to rise. The UN Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change has repeatedly stated that in order …

World Falters in Containing Climate Crisis: Negotiators Head to Egypt for COP27
2 years, 2 months ago

World Falters in Containing Climate Crisis: Negotiators Head to Egypt for COP27

The Quint  

Although countries are slowly bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions, the efforts are woefully insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century, according to the 2022 NDC Synthesis Report published on October 26 by UN Climate Change, the agency that hosts the climate summit. “We are still nowhere near the scale …

U.N. weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

U.N. weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

The Hindu  

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse gases …

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 2 months ago

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse …

Earth’s on track to warm above 2C despite climate action: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Earth’s on track to warm above 2C despite climate action: Report

Hindustan Times  

Government plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions aren’t enough to avoid catastrophic global warming, with the planet on track to heat up between 2.1 and 2.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times, according to a new report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Earth’s on track to warm above 2C despite …

Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly
2 years, 2 months ago

Energy agency: CO2 emissions rise in 2022, but more slowly

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less than in 2021 due to the growth in renewable power and electric cars. Last year saw a strong rebound in carbon dioxide emissions — the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming …

Climate Change: A planet in crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Climate Change: A planet in crisis

Live Mint  

This has been a bad few weeks for climate action around the world. First came a damaging US Supreme Court ruling that severely limited the US Environment Protection Agency’s mandate to limit carbon emissions in the energy sector. This presents a severe setback to US President Joe Biden’s attempts to steer the world’s biggest carbon emitting country away from fossil …

Covid lockdown did not slow down greenhouse gas emissions, methane levels surged
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid lockdown did not slow down greenhouse gas emissions, methane levels surged

India Today  

As the world stopped functioning and went inside their homes while a virus raged outside, greenhouse gas emissions had gone down. Scientists from the University of Leeds have analysed new data from Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite to identify locations with large surges of methane emissions, the second most important greenhouse gas in our atmosphere. The year 2020 was unique owing …

Climate Change: CO2 in atmosphere passes new danger mark
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate Change: CO2 in atmosphere passes new danger mark

Live Mint  

When it comes to climate change, these days no news can mean good news. On 3 June, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Earth’s atmosphere now has CO2 levels of 421 parts per million, over 50% more than the industrial era. NOAA stated that before the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric CO2 levels had been constant at 280ppm for nearly …

Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone
2 years, 7 months ago

Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone

Al Jazeera  

The atmospheric CO2 level in May was 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, raising fears about climate change. Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in May were 50 percent higher than during the pre-industrial era, reaching levels not seen on Earth for about four million years, the main US climate agency said on Friday. “Carbon dioxide is …

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate scientists warn of increased climate change events as carbon emissions fail to drop

ABC  

Emissions across the globe continue to rise despite nations committing to cut them. Key points: The pandemic cut global carbon emissions in 2020, but they rebounded last year Scientists say carbon dioxide levels are now about the same as in the Pliocene era, when temperatures were 3.9C warmer May is the peak for global carbon dioxide emissions Scientists are warning …

Slashing CO2 emissions isn't enough to prevent climate catastrophe, study warns
2 years, 7 months ago

Slashing CO2 emissions isn't enough to prevent climate catastrophe, study warns

The Independent  

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is not enough to prevent devastating effects of global warming, a new study warns. “To slow warming in the near-term and reduce suffering from the ever-increasing heatwaves, droughts, superstorms and fires, we need to also reduce short-lived climate pollutants this decade.” open image in gallery ‘Decarbonisation is crucial to meeting our long-term climate goals, but it’s …

Greenhouse gases, sea-level, ocean heat and ocean acidification all reached record highs in 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

Greenhouse gases, sea-level, ocean heat and ocean acidification all reached record highs in 2021

Daily Mail  

Four key climate change indicators reached record highs last year, a damning new report has revealed, as experts warn that global warming is 'leaving no corner of Earth untouched'. Its State of the Global Climate in 2021 report also confirmed that the seven years from 2015 to 2021 have been the warmest since the industrial revolution, with 2016 being the …

Key climate change indicators hit record highs in 2021: UN report
2 years, 7 months ago

Key climate change indicators hit record highs in 2021: UN report

Al Jazeera  

Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification all set new records last year. Four key climate change indicators all set new record highs in 2021, the United Nations has said, warning that the global energy system was driving humanity towards catastrophe and calling for an urgent transition to renewable energy. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, …

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