Reports showed that greenhouse gas emissions were at an all-time high, reaching 54 billion tons of carbon dioxide yearly. The soaring gas emissions could result in warmer temperatures and possible wildfires.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gas emissions are explained to trap heat, causing warmer temperatures on Earth.
EPA explained that humans played a significant role in the greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions are said to come from burning fossil fuels, transportation and agriculture.
All-time high greenhouse gas emission
The increasing greenhouse gas emissions have been the main concern of experts and environmentalists due to the environmental impact and global heating.
According to the report published in the Conversation and Phys.org, greenhouse gas emissions could reach 54 billion tons of carbon dioxide yearly.
The report noted that the surface temperature warming had been recorded by 1.14°C. The report said that the increasing greenhouse gas emissions could likely influence extreme weather events, including heavy rain and hot weather conditions.
The new report published in Earth Science Data explained that human-induced warming managed to reach about 1.14 (2013-2022 record).
Furthermore, the report noted that the findings looked into or tracked the greenhouse gas emissions that could require immediate actions.
Tracking Emissions and Indicators of global climate change
Based on the report, the initiative is to monitor human-induced warming, as indicated in the Indicators of Global Climate Change.
According to the IGCC, the initiative helps to look into the global climate indicators that can support better decision-making for policymakers to address the problem of greenhouse emissions and warming events.
Furthermore, the report highlighted that human-induced warming is seen increasing a reported unprecedented rate reaching over 0.2 C per decade.
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The report noted that the researchers gathered possible evidence to help them with the greenhouse gas emissions.
Part of the research is to observe the impact of human activity on the changing temperatures by monitoring the greenhouse gas emissions, polluting particles and trapping of the heat.
The climate data could be helpful. The report emphasized that the data or the information could become significant to observe the rates of missions and warming events on Earth.
More facts about Greenhouse Gas Emissions
According to EPA, the greenhouse gas emissions in the United States reached a five percent increase. Unlike in 2020, the emissions declined during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing limited activities of humans.
In 2021, the EPA report explained that the largest greenhouse gas emissions source in the country was the electric sector. The same report showed that transportation reached 28% of the emission in the US.
Some initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are renewable energy, using electricity-powered vehicles and reducing fossil fuel burning.
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