Minutes of the session of 14 June 2026.
Present: approx. 8.3 bn (estimate).
Chair: vacant.
Quorum: not established.
Item 1 — Atmosphere.
Atmospheric CO₂ concentration stands at 427.76 ppm.
Same day last year: 425.76 ppm.
Highest value since records began.
Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (Mauna Loa), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:33 UTC. As of: 12 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 2 — Sea ice.
Arctic extent: 10.62 million km².
Same day last year: 10.802 million km².
Antarctic extent: 11.858 million km².
Same day last year: 11.6 million km².
Source: NSIDC Sea Ice Index v4 (NOAA@NSIDC), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:34 UTC. As of: 12 June 2026.
Source: NSIDC Sea Ice Index v4 (NOAA@NSIDC), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:35 UTC. As of: 12 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 3 — Ocean.
Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.94 °C.
Same day last year: 20.81 °C.
Source: NOAA OISST v2.1 (via Climate Reanalyzer, University of Maine), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:35 UTC. As of: 29 May 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 4 — Fire.
Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 0 detections.
Source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS S-NPP, Near-Real-Time), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:36 UTC. As of: 14 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 5 — Seismicity.
Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 14.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:36 UTC. As of: 14 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 2026-06-14 03:30:36 UTC. As of: 14 June 2026 (estimate/extrapolation).
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 7 — Displacement.
People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000.
Source: UNHCR Global Trends, retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:36 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 2026-06-14 03:30:36 UTC. As of: 31 May 2026 (monthly survey).
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 9 — Price of money.
Euro short-term rate (€STR): 1.93 %.
Previous observation: 1.93 %.
Source: Europäische Zentralbank, €STR, retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:36 UTC. As of: 11 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 10 — Energy.
Brent crude: 97.46 US dollars per barrel.
Previous observation: 97.29 USD/barrel.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Brent Spot), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:37 UTC. As of: 8 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 11 — Conflict.
Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 28,479.
Source: GDELT v2 Events (BigQuery Public Dataset); erfasst Medienberichte, retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:39 UTC. As of: 13 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 12 — Attention.
Object of greatest attention (English-language Wikipedia): "Folarin Balogun" — 958,598 views.
Source: Wikimedia Pageviews API (en.wikipedia.org), retrieved 2026-06-14 03:30:40 UTC. As of: 13 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.