Greenhouse Gases Record Levels

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Greenhouses gases, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitro oxide are at highest recorded levels, even in view of recent economic downturn. The levels would even be higher if not for recent efforts to curtail, but more needs to be done to stop level from continuing to rise. (Gisele Bundchen - new UN Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Environment Program).

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Jeremiah Lengoasa, Deputy Secretary-General, World Metrological Organization:
“The 2009 bulletin shows very clearly that the main long lived green house gases, mainly carbon dioxide, methane and nitro oxide, have reached their highest recorded levels since the industrial age- This in spite of the recent economic slowdown. In addition without the concerted international action to reduce this green house gases they would probably be even higher.”

Len Barrie, Director, Research Department, Metrological Organization:
“Every year we come here and we tell you that the green house gas levels in the atmosphere are higher than last year. This is somewhat inevitable as long as we continue to emit carbon dioxide and methane because they are long lived in the atmosphere and accumulates. But as we have seen from the action related ozone depletion there is hope.”

Len Barrie, Director, Research Department, Metrological Organization:
“The economic slowdown that’s occurred over the last 3 years has had indeed an impact on the emission to some extent but not to the extent that the emissions are reduced to zero for sure. We have not seen really a very large change over the last 2 or 3 years. So the accumulation in the atmosphere, as long as there is an input, continues. “

The main greenhouse gases have reached their highest levels recorded since pre-industrial times, the United Nation’s (UN) World Metrological Organization (WMO) weather agency said in its latest Bulletin.

Jeremiah Lengoasa, Deputy Secretary-General, World Metrological Organization:
“The 2009 bulletin shows very clearly that the main long lived green house gases, mainly carbon dioxide, methane and nitro oxide, have reached their highest recorded levels since the industrial age- This in spite of the recent economic slowdown. In addition without the concerted international action to reduce this green house gases they would probably be even higher.”

WMO says efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide haven't diminished the atmospheric concentration of these gases widely blamed for stoking global warming.

Len Barrie, Director, Research Department, World Metrological Organization:
“Every year we come here and we tell you that the green house gas levels in the atmosphere are higher than last year. This is somewhat inevitable as long as we continue to emit carbon dioxide and methane because they are long lived in the atmosphere and accumulates. But as we have seen from the action related ozone depletion there is hope.”

Concentrations of greenhouse gases continued to build up in 2009 despite the economic slowdown, according to the bulletin, which warned that global warming could set off even greater methane emissions from the Arctic.

Len Barrie, Director, Research Department, World Metrological Organization:
“The economic slowdown that’s occurred over the last 3 years has had indeed an impact on the emission to some extent but not to the extent that the emissions are reduced to zero for sure. We have not seen really a very large change over the last 2 or 3 years. So the accumulation in the atmosphere, as long as there is an input, continues.“

Rises in the amount of greenhouse gases are widely believed to increase radiation in the atmosphere, warming the surface of the Earth and causing climate change.

Tags

• greenhouse gases
• united nations
• UNEP
• Gisele Bundchen

Directors:

• Mo Sacirbey, UNTV

Producers:

• Susan Sacirbey