Climate

[New] Finland wants to lead the way in fighting climate change, with a goal to become carbon neutral by 2035.
[New] To avert the imminent health risks posed by climate change, the World Medical Association and British Medical Association have advocated for the adoption of a target of net zero emissions by 2030.
[New] Climate change is threatening ecosystems which underpin community resilience for Pacific Islands: Over the last 100 years the global climate has warmed by approximately 0.74 °C and is expected to rise a further 1.3 to 1.8 °C by the end of the century.
[New] A bold response to climate change would have a cumulative positive economic impact of $26 trillion by 2030 and create more than 65 million low-carbon jobs.
[New] Under scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, consistent with limiting global warming to no more than 2 degrees, global coal use in the power sector will need to halve by 2030.
[New] Under a scenario in which emissions continue to rise unchecked through the century, coastal flooding would threaten nearly 290 million people and more than $14 trillion in coastal assets - or 20% of global GDP.
[New] Climate change has the potential to destroy $69 tn in global economic wealth by 2100.
[New] Mexican migration to the United States pulsed upward during periods of drought and projected that by 2080, climate change there could drive 6.7 million more people toward the southern U.S. border.
The European Central Bank has already identified water stress among the physical climate risks it may require financial institutions to manage and disclose, while APRA has also called on Australian companies to keep a closer eye on the risks posed by climate change.
In a worst-case scenario where emissions continue to rise and no efforts are made to adapt to the rising sea levels, coastal assets worth US$14.2 tn - about 20% of global GDP - could be at risk by the end of the century.
Annual Report of Health and Safety Performance on Britain's Railways 2019/20 More needs to be done to tackle the impacts of climate change on the railway, which has seen risks increase over the last year.
Without meaningful change, 4 billion people around the world will still be without organized waste collection by 2040, contributing significantly to ocean pollution.
Banks and insurers in Britain must implement by the end of 2021 plans they have drawn up to deal with risks to their businesses from climate change.
While the recommended system change scenario offers a potential plastics reduction of 80%, it will take unprecedented levels of action - and even then, will still leave more than five million metric tons leaking into the ocean each year in 2040.
Without meaningful change, about four billion people worldwide are likely to be without organised waste collection services by 2040 - contributing significantly to the projected level of ocean plastic pollution.
UK industry will receive around £350 million to cut down carbon emissions under new plans to step up efforts to tackle climate change.
The Trust Protocol will support US cotton growers in meeting 2025 sustainable growing goals - that include a 13% decrease in land use, a 50% cut in soil loss, an 18% decline in water use, a 15% decline in energy use, a 39% cut in greenhouse gas emissions and a 30% increase in soil carbon.
There's going to be a lot more flooding in New York in 2020 as climate change causes sea levels to rise.
In order to curb climate change, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals outline a 45% reduction in carbon emissions within the next decade and net zero emissions by 2050.
The Climate Crisis Action Plan would save more than 60,000 American lives every year by 2050 by reducing air pollution, as well as nearly $8 trillion saved through 2050 thanks to health and climate benefits.

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Last updated: 10 August 2020