CO2 emissions went bonkers in 2024, ... This is a fatal formula for life on Earth, just ask sister planet Venus, 95% CO2 atmosphere, surface temperature 870°F, which melts lead.

Its annual increase of 2.3 ppm marked the 12th consecutive year with an increase greater than two ppm — a streak caused by "historically large fossil fuel CO2 emissions in the 2010s and 2020s ...