'No end in sight' for record rise in greenhouse gases 

'No end in sight' for record rise in greenhouse gases 

The current level of greenhouse gas concentrations puts the world on the pathway of an increase in temperatures well above the Paris Agreement targets by the end of this century, it has been warned.

Greenhouse gas levels across the world reached record highs once again last year, with “no end in sight” to their continuous rise, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

The WMO warned that average carbon dioxide concentrations in 2022 across the globe were a full 50% above the pre-industrial era for the first time.

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