UN Report: 86 Days Broke 1.5°C Barrier in 2023
On 20th November, 2023, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Emissions Gap Report 2023. According to the report, 86 days this year surpassed the 1.5°C temperature threshold amid a record-high surge in global greenhouse gas emissions.
- Global emissions surged to a record 57.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, marking a 1.2% increase from the previous year and surpassing the previous high set in 2019.
- Despite the dip caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, emissions rebounded in 2021, nearly reaching 2019 levels, and continued to rise in 2022.
- Emissions from China, the United States, and ....
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