Climate Facts: Methane concentration from 2020 to 2021 was the highest on record, 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:

• The United Nations says doubling global renewable energy capacity by 2030 could save the world economy between $1.2 and $4.2 trillion each year, largely due to a massive reduction in costs from pollution.
• According to the UN, the seven biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are China, the United States of America, India, the European Union, Indonesia, the Russian Federation, and Brazil.
• The seven countries accounted for about half of all global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020.
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says while the benefits of air quality would come quickly, it could take 20 to 30 years to see global temperatures stabilise.
• The annual increase in methane concentration from 2020 to 2021 was the highest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).