Will rising CO2 make it hard to reach climate goals?
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Global warming
In order to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, the rate of carbon dioxide rise in the atmosphere must slow by around 20% over the next five years.
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Greenhouse gas
The department's yearly CO2 projection serves as a warning that existing greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts are insufficient.
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CO2 levels
According to the Met Office, CO2 levels will likely rise by 2.14 parts per million this year.
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Rise in CO2
The rise in atmospheric CO2 must slow to an average of 2 parts per million per year during the next five years if warming is to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Rapid fall
This rate should continue to fall rapidly until it reaches a halt in the early 2040s, when CO2 levels will continue to fall for the rest of the century.