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Concentrations of warming gases breaks record

The WMO says that fossil fuel related activities such as oil refining are driving atmospheric levels of CO2 to record highs

The levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased to a record high in 2012.

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), atmospheric CO2 grew more rapidly last year than its average rise over the past decade.

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