If the policies and trends continue the ozone layer is expected to recover to 1980 values – before the appearance of the ozone hole – by around 2066 over the Antarctic, and by 2045 over the Arctic and 2040 for the rest of the world.
GENEVA (AN) — The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, the U.N. environment and weather agencies reported, saying the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals is helping to fight climate change.
A U.N.-backed panel of experts presented those findings on Monday to the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting, the U.N. Environment Program and World Meteorological Organization said.
'Minutes to midnight': World hits 1.4° of post-industrial warming as climate summit in Dubai opens with new loss and damage fund and report disputing a leader's credibility.
An internal audit found a US$31 million funding gap and deficiencies in U.N. Climate Change's Transparency Division.
Emissions must decrease 42% by 2030 to keep the 1.5° target alive. Instead, they're expected to rise 3% by then.
Heat-trapping gases keep collecting in the atmosphere at a record rate, the U.N. weather agency found.
'Minutes to midnight': World hits 1.4° of post-industrial warming as climate summit in Dubai opens with new loss and damage fund and report disputing a leader's credibility.
Almost a quarter of the world faces human-induced drought, and 85% of those live in low- or middle-income countries.
A handful of fossil fuel producing countries, petrochemical industries and lobbyists show no interest in a strong, restrictive and legally binding instrument.
An internal audit found a US$31 million funding gap and deficiencies in U.N. Climate Change's Transparency Division.
