Global greenhouse gas emissions set new records in 2023, driving 1.45°C of anthropogenic warming so far

HR NEWS
4 min readApr 18, 2024
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The Scorching Indictment of Our Time

The numbers are in, and they paint a damning portrait of our species’ reckless disregard for the very planet that sustains us. Global greenhouse gas emissions reached new records in 2023, driving a staggering 1.45°C of anthropogenic warming so far. This is no mere statistic, but a clarion call that we have trespassed far beyond the bounds of reason and responsibility.

How dare we, the supposed crown jewel of creation, behave with such wanton abandon? Have we learned nothing from the harsh lessons of history, where civilizations have crumbled under the weight of their own excesses? This is not some distant, hypothetical calamity, but a real and present danger that threatens to engulf us all.

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