This is stated on the website of the international organization.

As Guterres noted, July 2019 was the hottest month in history, and 2015-2019 is likely to be the hottest years in the history of meteorological observations.

“According to the World Meteorological Organization, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached the highest level in the history of mankind: such a level of CO2 concentration existed 3-5 million years ago, then the temperature was much higher and the sea level was 10 to 20 m higher ", - he said.

Along with this, Guterres also spoke about the rapid melting of glaciers in Greenland, as well as about natural fires in Siberia, Alaska and the Amazon in June and July of this year, which led to the release of large volumes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

“Everything that happens is an extreme climate situation ... As the experts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change point out, we must keep the temperature increase within 1.5 ° C until the end of the century, achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, and reduce by 45% greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ”said the UN Secretary General.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron presented the leaders of the G7 countries with watches made from recycled plastic that was assembled in the oceans.

In November 2018, the U.S. published a new climate report by the federal government stating that climate change is causing increased forest fires and hurricanes in the country.