Global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) continued to rise for the third consecutive year in 2019, putting the world on the path to warming above 3°C this century, a level well beyond the Paris Agreement targets of limiting global warming to below 2°C and aiming for 1.5°C, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published on Wednesday 9 December.
According to this document, emissions in 2019 reached a record 52.4 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent...