World on track for hottest year ever

Michael Holder
clock • 2 min read

World Meteorological Organisation reports record temperatures and CO2 levels for 2016

This year is expected to be the hottest on record globally following the 14th consecutive month of record temperatures in June, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The United Nations...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Climate change

'Global red alert': Fires responsible for half of global forest loss in 2024

'Global red alert': Fires responsible for half of global forest loss in 2024

Record breaking levels of forest loss recorded globally in 2024, with wildfires leading to 4.1 gigatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions

clock 21 May 2025 • 6 min read
UN Climate Chief: Climate action is 'really about growth'

UN Climate Chief: Climate action is 'really about growth'

Simon Stiell urges governments to deliver bold national climate action plans that can provide "an antidote to economic uncertainty"

James Murray
clock 20 May 2025 • 4 min read
Leading by example: The business case for climate integrity

Leading by example: The business case for climate integrity

Partner Insight: Mike Berners-Lee discusses the 'crisis of credibility' facing climate action and why trust is now central to the sustainability agenda

Cambridge University Press
clock 18 May 2025 • 2 min read