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Jairam Ramesh raises alarm over record carbon dioxide levels, urges global climate action

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh today donned the hat of a climate activist.
In a statement, he voiced grave concern over the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) latest report, which revealed that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have soared to an unprecedented 424 parts per million in 2024. This figure represents the steepest annual rise recorded since systematic measurements began in 1957.
Quoting the report, Ramesh stated, "The World Meteorological Organisation has just revealed that the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached 424 parts per million in 2024. This is, by far, the highest annual increase that has taken place since such measurements began in 1957."
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