Bhubaneswar, May 3 -- If the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is not reduced urgently, the Earth's temperature may rise by 2.7 degrees Celsius by the end of the current century, an eminent meteorologist and researcher has warned.
According to Dr. Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director of the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC), GHG emissions increased by 47 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent between 1990 and 2020.
Citing data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr. Sahu noted that the Paris Agreement on climate change, adopted in 2015, aimed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. However, current trends indicate that the temperature is likely to exceed that threshold, he said.
Dr. Sahu made t...