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Frank Bültge
EN/DE

Minutes of the session of 19 June 2026.

Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate).

Chair: vacant.

Quorum: not established.

Item 1 — Atmosphere.

Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.74 ppm.

Same day last year: 425.79 ppm.

Highest value since records began.

Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (Mauna Loa), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:35 UTC. As of: 17 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 2 — Sea ice.

Arctic extent: 10.37 million km².

Same day last year: 10.331 million km².

Antarctic extent: 12.314 million km².

Same day last year: 12.331 million km².

Source: NSIDC Sea Ice Index v4 (NOAA@NSIDC), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:36 UTC. As of: 17 June 2026.

Source: NSIDC Sea Ice Index v4 (NOAA@NSIDC), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:38 UTC. As of: 17 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 3 — Ocean.

Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.95 °C.

Same day last year: 20.76 °C.

Source: NOAA OISST v2.1 (via Climate Reanalyzer, University of Maine), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:38 UTC. As of: 3 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 4 — Fire.

Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 190 detections.

Source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS S-NPP, Near-Real-Time), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:38 UTC. As of: 19 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 5 — Seismicity.

Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 12.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:39 UTC. As of: 19 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 6 — Attendance.

Estimated world population: 8.3 bn people.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024 (Extrapolation), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:39 UTC. As of: 19 June 2026 (estimate/extrapolation).

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 7 — Displacement.

People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000.

Source: UNHCR Global Trends, retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:39 UTC. As of: 31 December 2024 (periodic survey).

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 8 — Food.

FAO Food Price Index: 128 points (2014–2016 = 100).

Source: FAO Food Price Index (2014–2016 = 100), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:39 UTC. As of: 31 May 2026 (monthly survey).

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 9 — Price of money.

Euro short-term rate (€STR): 2.18 %.

Previous observation: 1.93 %.

Source: Europäische Zentralbank, €STR, retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:39 UTC. As of: 17 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 10 — Energy.

Brent crude: 84.36 US dollars per barrel.

Previous observation: 88.64 USD/barrel.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Brent Spot), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:44 UTC. As of: 15 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 11 — Conflict.

Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 44,541.

Source: GDELT v2 Events (BigQuery Public Dataset); erfasst Medienberichte, retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:45 UTC. As of: 18 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.

Item 12 — Attention.

Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): "Daveigh Chase" — 728,789 views.

Source: Wikimedia Pageviews API (en.wikipedia.org), retrieved 2026-06-19 03:30:47 UTC. As of: 18 June 2026.

Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.