Climate Facts: 90% energy trapped by greenhouse gases goes into ocean, says WMO

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s climate quick facts will help to demystify these climate concepts through easy-to-understand and straight-to-the-point explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

• Around 90 percent of energy trapped in the climate system by greenhouse gases goes into the ocean, posing risks to marine ecosystems, according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
• On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, the United Nations projects temperature could increase by as much as 4.4°C by the end of the century.
• The annual increase in methane concentration from 2020 to 2021 was the highest on record, according to WMO.
• Climate change annual adaptation costs in developing countries are in the range of $70 billion but could reach $300 billion by 2030, according to the UN.
• Only 21 percent of international climate finance goes to adaptation and resilience – about $16.8 billion a year, according to the UN.