World warming at record 0.2C per decade: Study

Average annual emissions hit an all-time high of 54 billion tonnes of CO2 or its equivalent in other gases

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By AFP

Published: Thu 8 Jun 2023, 12:48 PM

Last updated: Thu 8 Jun 2023, 12:49 PM

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned on Thursday in a sweeping climate science update.

"Over the 2013-2022 period, human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade" and average annual emissions hit an all-time high of 54 billion tonnes of CO2 or its equivalent in other gases, they reported in a peer-reviewed study aimed at policymakers.

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Published: Thu 8 Jun 2023, 12:48 PM

Last updated: Thu 8 Jun 2023, 12:49 PM

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