The World Meteorological Organization expects a further rise in temperature.

[Geneva 23 Reuters]-UN officials of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) show on the 23rd that global temperatures will rise at least 1.2-1.3 degrees over the next five years compared to pre-industrial levels It was.

The Paris Agreement, which was agreed by about 200 countries and regions in 2015, aims to keep the global temperature rise well below 2 degrees compared to before the Industrial Revolution and pursues efforts to keep it at 1.5 degrees.

WMO Senior Science Director Omar Badour said at a press conference in Geneva, Reuters asked, “Basically, the temperature rise (compared to pre-industrial levels) will be at least 1.2-1 over the next five years. It ’s going to be 3 degrees, and we need to take drastic action. ”

According to a report released by WMO on the 22nd, 2015-19 is expected to be the hottest five years in observation history, with the temperature rising by 0.2 degrees from 2011-15.

In addition, it seems that the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached the highest level in 15-19 years. The rate of increase in CO2 concentration is said to have increased by 20% compared to the previous five years.

“These statistics are not only alarming, but counteract the false sense of security that we can somehow get through,” said Maxx Dilley, WMO's head of weather forecasting and adaptation. He stated that there is a time lag before greenhouse gases such as CO2 appear in the form of climate change, and today's emissions may affect the temperature in 20 years.