Climate Action

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

[New] The EU, seeking steeper emissions reductions to meet its new 2030 climate targets, will propose to expand and reform its ETS from 2021.
[New] The G20 final communique will promote economic growth, protect the world against climate change and revive the circular carbon economy at the onset of 2021.
[New] Unified G20 stances on climate change coupled with the EU's staunch support for green and sustainable recovery, and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals will likely boost the growth of a carbon circular economy and ensure the future of global trade.
[New] The Maryland Commission on Climate Change Annual Report endorses achieving net-zero emissions by 2045, and phasing out coal-fired power plants by 2030.
[New] African agriculture is significantly impacted by climate change, with projections anticipating increasing pressure in coming years.
[New] In Iran, water shortage is considered one of the important factors limiting sustainable development and it is also predicted that Iran is going to be included in the list of countries that will face serious water shortages by 2025.
[New] The European Commission has proposed a 55% emissions reduction target by 2030, branding climate action and the European Green Deal as the EU's new growth strategy.
[New] New legislation today would force current and future federal governments to set binding climate targets to get Canada to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
[New] New York has set, through legislation, a goal of achieving an electricity system in 2040 that emits no greenhouse gases.
[New] As the U.S. waste and recycling industry pivots to face the risks and opportunities around climate change - or accelerates ongoing efforts, depending on who you ask - the coming decade could be potentially transformative.
[New] The UK is going further and faster than any other major economy to decarbonise transport, harnessing the power of clean, green technology to end the UK 's contribution to climate change by 2050.
[New] The U.K. has already set a goal of reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, mirroring the European Union's plan.
[New] As the world responds to COVID-19 and the climate crisis, the one billion dollars of climate finance approved this week will provide much needed support for developing countries.
[New] The net-zero emissions target for 2050 formulated in President-elect Biden's Energy and Climate Package could achieve a Paris Agreement compatible 1.5 °C pathway for domestic emissions, especially if interpreted as covering all GHG emissions.
[New] The federal government is set to introduce climate accountability legislation as early as next week to formally commit Canada to its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
[New] The UK will become the first country in the world to make a task force on climate-related financial disclosures with disclosures fully mandatory across the UK economy by 2025, going beyond the 'comply or explain' approach.
[New] There is huge pressure on the UK to show it is a leader on tackling climate change ahead of hosting 2021's COP26 climate conference when the world aims to agree ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse gases.
A recovery plan based on lower-carbon emissions could not only make significant emissions reductions needed to battle climate change, but also create more economic growth and jobs than a high-carbon recovery plan would.
Assessments of the impacts of climate change on global mountain systems foresee temperature warming between 1.8 and 4 °C over the European Alps for the period 2051-2080.
To achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 - as set out in the European Green Deal and endorsed by the European Council - transport emissions must go down by 90%.
Noteworthy, a landmark legal case where a 25-year-old man from Brisbane successfully sued one of Australia's biggest pension funds over its handling of climate change, forcing it to commit to net zero emissions for its investments by 2050.
Biden's plan for a clean energy revolution and environmental justice includes rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, investing US$ 1.7 trillion over the next decade in green energy and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The price, which is to be implemented as a key instrument to achieve Germany's climate targets, will raise diesel prices by about 8 cents per litre in 2021 and increase thereafter.

Last updated: 29 November 2020

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