Today, the atmospheric carbon dioxide readings from Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the acid test of how the world is succeeding in combatting climate change, is 422.36 parts per million.

That is 5.06ppm more than the same day last year. That rise in 12 months is probably the largest ever recorded – more than double the last decade’s annual average.

After 27 annual meetings of the convention, all the efforts of nearly 200 member states to tackle the menace of the climate crisis have been a failure, so far.

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/nov/24/co2-readings-from-mauna-loa-show-failure-to-combat-climate-change

CO2 readings from Mauna Loa show failure to combat climate change

Daily atmospheric carbon dioxide data from Hawaiian volcano more than double last decade’s annual average

The Guardian
@tobeB I wonder if the wars in Ukraine and Palestine and the huge fires in Canada have contributed to the surge in CO2 (in addition to the usual emission sources). That is a lot of stuff burning up.
@not2b @tobeB I would guess the large El Nino is mostly to blame, but, yeah...
@Ruth_Mottram @not2b @tobeB
In less then two weeks there will be an official release of this year's Global Carbon Budget with an update of where did the carbon go this year ...
@TatianaIlyina @not2b @tobeB any chance of a hint? 😜
@Ruth_Mottram @not2b @tobeB
sorry, embargo 🤬
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@tobeB 409 here. What are other people getting?
@tobeB almost like solving climate change is impossibile under capitalism
@tobeB "all of the efforts" would be in reference to what exactly? Pledges, declarations, promises and slogans are effortless actions.
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The good news is that CO2 emissions might be peaking now or very soon. I know it's not great news, because it's only a hope that the rise in CO2 levels will start to slow down, which is a long way from CO2 levels beginning to decrease... But...