World Meteorological Organization (WMO) secretary-general Petteri Taalas shows the latest WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin during a press conference for the publishing of the annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on atmospheric concentrations of CO2 on Nov 25, 2019 in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)
GENEVA — The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday that global temperatures could rise by 3-5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century if nothing is done to stop rising heat-trapping emissions.
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“If we don’t do anything, the range will be 3-5 degrees Celsius by the end of this century,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas, in response to a Reuters question about climate scenarios.
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He was speaking at a news conference in Geneva where another UN agency presented a study showing that global emissions surged to a record level in 2018.
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