COP28 provides a crucial opportunity to assess collective progress made towards achieving the agreement's goals, including limiting global warming to well below 2°C and preferably 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels., The first-ever two-degree Celsius increase is a stark reminder of the earth's constant temperature rise. The average global temperature crossed this threshold above pre-industrial levels for the first time., The past nine years were the warmest on record. The warming El Niño event, which emerged during the Northern Hemisphere spring of 2023 and developed rapidly during summer, is likely to further fuel the heat in 2024., “Greenhouse gas levels are record high. Global temperatures are record high. Sea level rise is record high. Antarctic sea ice is record low. It’s a deafening cacophony of broken records,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas., “We cannot return to the climate of the 20th century, but we must act now to limit the risks of an increasingly inhospitable climate in this and the coming centuries,” said WMO Secretary-General said., Carbon dioxide levels are 50 % higher than the pre-industrial era, trapping heat in the atmosphere. The largest emitters of greenhouse gases are primarily countries with large populations and heavily industrialized economies. China and the United States are at the top of the list., When looking at greenhouse gas emissions, it's important to consider not only total emissions but also per capita emissions. This provides a more accurate picture of which countries have the highest carbon footprints per individual citizen. India has a very good record in this regard.