EU Initiative Launches New Online CO_2 Meter to Indicate Carbon Emissions Threat Level

摘要

As efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world accelerate, Climate-KIC (UK) has today launched a new online CO_2 meter to highlight current CO_2 levels in the atmosphere, how levels are still rising, and to emphasise the urgency needed to reduce harmful emissions. With atmospheric CO_2 consistently hitting levels of over 400 PPM (parts per million) this spring according to figures released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate-KIC's new meter also acts as a timely global threat level indicator -showing how close global CO_2 levels get to 450 PPM, a maximum level suggested by climate scientists beyond which the effects of climate change would be irreversible.