Rising carbon dioxide emissions push greenhouse gases to recod high

(guardian-, 9 Sep 2014) Rise in CO2 concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere causes meteorologists to warn ‘world out of time’.

Surging carbon dioxide levels have pushed greenhouse gases to record highs in the atmosphere, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said.

Concentrations of carbon dioxide, the major cause of global warming, increased at their fastest rate for 30 years in 2013, despite warnings from the world’s scientists of the need to cut emissions to halt temperature rises.

Experts warned that the world was “running out of time” to reverse rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) to tackle climate change.

Data show levels of the gas increased more between 2012 and 2013 than during any other year since 1984, possibly due to less uptake of carbon dioxide by ecosystems such as forests, as well as rising CO2 emissions.

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guardian-, 9 Sep 2014: Rising carbon dioxide emissions push greenhouse gases to recod high