2021 Was Earth's <br />5th Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say.<br />The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), based in the EU, released its findings in a report on Jan. 10.<br />According to the report, .<br />the levels of methane and carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere broke records in 2021.<br />Looking at records going back to 1850, .<br />the report also found that the past seven years have been the hottest "by a clear margin." .<br />The earth's hottest years on human record were 2016 and 2020.<br />The Paris Climate Agreement holds member nations to an emissions reduction of 50 percent by the year 2030.<br />Such a reduction would avert a temperature rise of 1.5 percent ... .<br />... in order to mitigate the worst effects of the current climate emergency.<br />Scientists point to the number of climate disasters that occurred during 2021.<br />which seem to have intensified in terms of the damage caused to human societies.<br />These events are a stark reminder of the need to change our ways, take decisive and effective steps toward a sustainable society ... , Carlo Buontempo, C3S Director, via Reuters.<br />... and work towards reducing net carbon emissions, Carlo Buontempo, C3S Director, via Reuters.<br />Global carbon emissions dipped briefly during the onset of the COVID pandemic when much of the world was on lockdown.<br />According to data, <br />emissions spiked back up <br />by 4.9 percent in 2021, <br />following the brief fall
