Tool Monkeys, Fuck Yeah! Record-High 2019 Emissions Put World On Track For 3C Warming
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high last year, putting the world on track for an average temperature rise of 3 degrees Celsius, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. The report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - the latest to suggest the world is hurtling toward extreme climate change - follows a year of sobering weather extremes, including rapid ice loss in the Arctic as well as record heat waves and wildfires in Siberia and the U.S. West.
On Monday, researchers at Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said last month was the hottest-ever November on record. “The year 2020 is on course to be one of the warmest on record, while wildfires, storms and droughts continue to wreak havoc,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP’s Executive Director.
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Emissions have, however, grown by an average 1.4 percent per year since 2010, with a steeper increase of 2.6 percent last year due, partly due to a large increase in forest fires. Total 2019 emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) hit a new record of 59.1 gigatonnes.
This year, there has been a temporary emissions dip as economies slowed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The resulting drop in travel, industrial activity and electricity generation are likely to work out at a 7% reduction in emissions, the report said. That translates to only a 0.01C reduction in global warming by 2050.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-emissions/global-emissions-hit-new-high-on-track-for-increase-of-3-degrees-celsius-un-idUSKBN28J16B
