Global Scans · Climate Action · Weekly Summary

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] TUI Cruises completes its first bio-LNG bunkering of Mein Schiff Relax in Barcelona, supporting its goal of climate-neutral cruising by 2050. Innovation News Network
• [New] The effects of climate change are growing faster and more severe than expected. WVIA Public Media
• [New] The existential story: 9.7 billion people by 2050, constrained arable land, accelerating climate variability, and 820 million people currently food insecure. AI Business Weekly
• [New] Adaptation is not keeping pace with escalating climate risks in Aotearoa New Zealand. Climate Change Commission
• [New] India's renewable energy expansion faces major climate risks, with nearly 90% of its planned pipeline exposed to high or critical climate threats by 2030. Uniqus
• [New] El Nino is the warm phase of a multiyear natural climate pattern, but models suggest 2026's cycle will be exceptionally intense. Live Science

Last updated: 23 August 2026