Greenhouse gas levels surge to a record in 2023, warns WMO

New Delhi: Planet-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) levels surged to a record in 2023, with annual mean levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most important GHG in the atmosphere, rising by 2.3 parts per million (PPM) between 2022 and 2023, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday, calling for urgent action to protect the globe from climate change. This was the twelfth consecutive year when the annual mean carbon dioxide rose by over 2 PPM.The year 2023 also emerged as the warmest on record, surpassing the 2016-level, with significant implications for global climate patterns and extreme weather events. It was 1.48°C warmer than the average of the 1850-1900 pre-industrial level.