Minutes of the session of 18 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: 425.78 ppm.
Highest value since records began.
Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (Mauna Loa), retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:20 UTC. As of: 16 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 2 — Sea ice.
Arctic extent: 10.452 million km².
Same day last year: 10.413 million km².
Antarctic extent: 12.29 million km².
Same day last year: 12.191 million km².
Source: NSIDC Sea Ice Index v4 (NOAA@NSIDC), retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:20 UTC. As of: 16 June 2026.
Source: NSIDC Sea Ice Index v4 (NOAA@NSIDC), retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:22 UTC. As of: 16 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 3 — Ocean.
Global mean sea surface temperature: 20.95 °C.
Same day last year: 20.77 °C.
Source: NOAA OISST v2.1 (via Climate Reanalyzer, University of Maine), retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:22 UTC. As of: 2 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 4 — Fire.
Value outside the plausibility corridor — finding under reserve: 42 detections.
Source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS S-NPP, Near-Real-Time), retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:22 UTC. As of: 18 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 5 — Seismicity.
Earthquakes of magnitude ≥ 4.5 in the past 24 hours: 18.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:23 UTC. As of: 18 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 2026-06-18 03:30:23 UTC. As of: 18 June 2026 (estimate/extrapolation).
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 7 — Displacement.
People forcibly displaced: 122,600,000.
Source: UNHCR Global Trends, retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:23 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 2026-06-18 03:30:23 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 2026-06-18 03:30:23 UTC. As of: 16 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 2026-06-18 03:30:23 UTC. As of: 15 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 11 — Conflict.
Recorded conflict events worldwide, previous day: 45,159.
Source: GDELT v2 Events (BigQuery Public Dataset); erfasst Medienberichte, retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:25 UTC. As of: 17 June 2026.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.
Item 12 — Attention.
Source unreachable — finding omitted.
Source: Wikimedia Pageviews API (en.wikipedia.org), retrieved 2026-06-18 03:30:27 UTC.
Discussion: none. Resolution: adjourned.