The presented study showed that concentrations of key greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide reached record levels in 2021.
COP27, the Climate Summit, is happening in Egypt
The last eight years (2015-2022) may have been the hottest in history, according to an interim report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)organ of United Nations (UN)announced during the opening of the COP27, the Climate Conference, this Sunday, 6. At the event that is taking place in Egypt, the study presented showed that concentrations of the main greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, reached record levels in 2021. The document also predicts an average temperature rise of around 1.15°C this year, above the pre-industrial mark. “The greater the warming, the worse the impacts. We have such high levels of carbon dioxide [um dos maiores contribuintes para a crise climática] in the atmosphere now that the 1.5°C of the Paris Agreement is barely within reach,” warned WMO Director Petteri Taalas. The organization still estimates that the upward trend will be confirmed even with the influence of the La Niña, a natural climatic event that usually stabilizes global temperatures. “La Niña is not reversing the long-term trend. It’s just a matter of time before a warmer new year arrives.”
According to the WMO, the report brings a certain pessimism for the future. “It is already too late for many glaciers, and the melting will continue for hundreds, or even thousands of years, which will have major consequences for water supplies,” added Petteri Taalas. “Glaciers in the Alps, for example, recorded a record loss of glacial mass in 2022, with a reduction in thickness of 3 to 4 meters, something much greater than during the previous record of 2003,” he added. In the coming days, world leaders will participate in COP27, scheduled to take place until the 18th of November. From the 14th, the president-elect Lula will be present at the event. Invited by the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Saeed, the PT will be part of the delegation of the government of the State of Pará, which is part of the Consortium of governors of the North. This will even be the first appointment of the new Chief Executive as president-elect for the 2023 term.
The past 8 years are on track to be the 8th warmest. Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding millions affected and cost billions this year, and 2022 was disastrous for glacier melt. The negotiations at #COP27 must consider #StateOfClimate 🔗https://t.co/fXI9ebrl01 pic.twitter.com/cO6e1nB4Bv
— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) November 6, 2022
*With information from AFP
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