2019 is on course to be in the top three warmest years ever recorded – UN weather agency
World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas speaks during the UN climate change conference in Madrid, Spain. December 3, 2019.
Man-made emissions from burning fossil fuels, building infrastructure, growing crops and transporting goods mean 2019 is set to break the record for atmospheric carbon concentrations, locking in further warming, the WMO said. In October, the global mean sea level reached its highest on record, fuelled by the 329 billion tonnes of ice lost from the Greenland ice sheet in 12 months.And far from climate change being a phenomenon for future generations to confront, the effects of humanity's insatiable, growth-at-any cost consumption means millions are already counting the damage.
"Once again in 2019 weather and climate-related risks hit hard," said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year outlined how vital it was for mankind to aim for a safer cap of 1.5C – ideally by slashing greenhouse gas emissions and retooling the global economy towards renewable energy.
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