November 26, 2019

Andrew Campbell 

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a UN’s specialized agency in Geneva, Switzerland with 193 member states and territories. Established in 1950, the WMO mandates authoritatively in the areas of meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.

On November 25, the WMO publishes its latest report on Greenhouse Gas Bulletin (GHG Bulletin) entitled “The State of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere Based on Global Observations through 2018.”

According to the GHG Bulletin, the study demonstrated the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2018 at 407.8 parts per million (ppm), up from 405.5 ppm recorded in 2017. Atmospheric concentration levels of both methane, emitted from cattle and fermentation from rice paddies, and nitrous oxide, caused by agricultural fertilizers, both reached record highs in 2018.

Secretary-General Petteri Taalas of WMO has stated the greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere set a record high in 2018 despite all the commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He pleads for global action to safeguard the future welfare of mankind.

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