Louise Sallé, edited by Solène Leroux with AFP 7:44 p.m., May 18, 2022
Four key indicators of climate change broke records in 2021, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization.
This concerns the concentrations of greenhouse gases, the rise in sea level, the temperature or even the acidification of the oceans.
The UN issues a serious climate warning.
Four key markers of climate change broke new records last year, including temperatures.
Indeed, sometimes we have warmer years than others.
But now, what is striking is that the past seven years have been the seven hottest on record.
Even more exceptional, these temperature records come on top of three other records broken in 2021: greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level and ocean acidification.
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It is a physical phenomenon: when water heats up, it becomes more acidic.
These three climate markers are breaking records every year since humans are emitting ever more CO2, warming the water which is acidifying and melting the ice.
The "failed global energy system" for the UN
"The global energy system is broken and bringing us closer and closer to an environmental catastrophe," UN Secretary Antonio Guterres said Wednesday morning, calling for an immediate abandonment of fossil fuels.
"We need to end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the transition to renewable energy before we burn down our only home. Time is running out," he urged.
Global warming has already passed the one degree mark.
Despite all the rhetoric about the urgency of saving the planet, all the markers remain stuck at red.