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On October 25, 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published its October Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, calling attention to the concentrations of varying levels of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, the year over year increase in the annual rate of increase, and the negative environmental impacts of these greenhouse gases and pushing for increased support of the UNFCC Paris Agreement. The Agreement, which entered into force on November 4, 2016, focuses on limiting global warming to below 2° C and recommends cooperative efforts between nations in areas such as finance, technology, and capacity-building to move towards carbon-neutrality targets. For real action to be taken against climate change and to slow the emission levels, the bulletin concludes that environmental observational sustainability must improve, gaps in the system must be addressed, access to environmental observations should be expanded, and worldwide support for policies spawned by the UNFCCC Paris Agreement must increase, such as the IG3IS initiative for urban GHG monitoring. These recommendations must be supported across the board to see real success, especially in developing nations where environmental regulations are still lax, and focus on the end goal of reducing the impact of global warming to below 2° C.