The year 2021 is ending just as it began - with thousands of people picking up the pieces of their lives after extreme weather events. Climate change is supercharging the weather. The warming of the atmosphere through the release of huge amounts of greenhouse gases, mainly from burning fossil fuels, is the key driver.
And yet, far from declining as scientists say they should, greenhouse gas emissions have quickly returned to pre-coronavirus levels and could rise further next year.
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