Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at 414 parts per million. But thanks to a recalculation of methane’s warming power, the total amount of greenhouse gases is now equivalent to more than 500.
- Officer in Charge, Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Cape Grim’s air pollution station has recorded some of the biggest changes to the world’s atmosphere over the past 40 years.

