Global agreement on monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions a 'landmark' moment

Earlier this week, the WMO released calculations that show climate and water-related events causing 11,778 reported disasters between 1970 and 2021, with just over 2m deaths and $4.3trn in economic losses. Picture: Miki Barlok

A new way to monitor global greenhouse gas emissions has been agreed by countries in what the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has called a "landmark" moment.

At the WMO's congress, 193 countries and blocs agreed to step up efforts to analyse greenhouse gas emissions, which are the main driver of human-induced global warming, in a more coordinated fashion.