Carbon dioxide is known to be one of the most important greenhouse gases associated with climate change, as it remains in the Earth’s atmosphere for centuries. Although it is naturally present in the world’s atmosphere at trace levels, carbon dioxide emissions, which have increased in direct proportion to the burning of fossil wastes and the destruction of forests, especially since the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, have now reached alarming levels. Research results show that we are on the brink of disaster.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diago reported that the monthly mean baseline carbon dioxide (CO2) level for April 2022 at the Muana Loa Observatory in Hawaii was 420.02 ppm. After the announcement of this value, another report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the carbon dioxide level reached 421.33 ppm on May 4, 2022. This figure is noted as the highest level ever recorded in human history.
Pieter Tans, senior scientist at NOAA’s Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, said, “These numbers will probably be even higher by the end of May,” said. We haven’t had much success globally, but we really need to focus on reducing emissions.”
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