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GHG bulletin

Santhosh Kumar 17/11/2023

GHG bulletin mind map
Context
Greenhouse Gas concentrations
Record high in 2022
No end in sight
Rising trend of emissions
Aimed at
Informing UN Climate Change negotiations
COP28 in Dubai
Methane concentrations
Significant growth
Highest year-on-year increase from 2021 to 2022
Nitrous oxide levels
Third main gas
Highest year-on-year increase on record
Background
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Publisher of the bulletin
Purpose
To monitor and report on greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gases
Include CO2, methane, nitrous oxide
Historical data
Systematic measurements for nearly 40 years
Recent News
WMO report published
Ahead of COP28
Significant increases in
CO2 and methane concentrations
Heat-trapping gases
Above planet's 2011-2020 average
Continued rise in 2021

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