UNEP

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The “window” to meet the commitments of the Paris Agreement “is closing rapidly”, he warns the latest report of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on the "emissions gap" compared to the objectives to keep the increase in temperatures within 1.5°C of the pre-industrial era. Despite ambitious commitments, progress has been "limited" in the year since the last United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow.The drop in emissions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic proved to be "short-lived". In 2021 CO2 emissions have returned to 2019 levels and global coal emissions have exceeded 2019 levels.While emissions of methane and nitrous oxide have remained relatively stable, emissions of fluorinated gases continue to grow. While there has been some progress in reducing the growth rate of emissions, global greenhouse gas emi...