Carbon dioxide as well as other warming gases increased by record levels in 2024: WMO

Published on : 16 Oct 2025, 11:51 am

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on October 16 in Geneva showed.

The report, WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin , said, “Continued emissions of CO2 from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were responsible”. But it also attributed the surge to reduced carbon absorption by sinks such as land ecosystems and the ocean. The analysis identified the cocktail of conditions as “a vicious climate cycle.”

“The heat trapped by CO2 and other greenhouse gases is turbo-charging our climate and leading to more extreme weather. Reducing emissions is therefore essential not just for