Tue, 21-Oct-2025

CO2 level on Earth has reached a new climate milestone

The CO2 level on Earth

CO2 levels in the atmosphere were 50 percent greater than in the pre-industrial era, prompting concerns about climate change. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere were 50% higher in May than in the pre-industrial era. Reaching levels not seen on Earth in about four million years, according to the leading US climate agency. Read More: … Read more

Global CO2 emissions set to rebound this year to pre-Covid levels

Global CO2 emissions mainly caused by burning fossil fuels are set to rebound in 2021 to levels seen before the Covid pandemic, according to an assessment published Thursday that served as a “reality check” to vague decarbonisation pledges at a UN climate summit. Overall, CO2 pollution this year will be just shy of the record … Read more