Our Scans · (LF.13) 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] Climate change is making extreme heat more severe, creating growing risks for public health, water security, agriculture, and economies worldwide. fundsforNGOs News - Grants and Resources for Sustainabi
• [New] 68% of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050, concentrating climate vulnerabilities in cities where heat islands, flooding, and infrastructure failures can affect millions. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050 to feed a global population exceeding 9.7 billion people, even as climate change threatens yields in major producing regions. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The imperative to ensure global food security amid changing climate conditions presents substantial opportunities for agricultural resilience technologies including drought-tolerant crop varieties, precision agriculture systems, and climate-smart farming practices. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Fastest Growing Segment: Agricultural resilience technologies are projected to grow at a 20.3% CAGR through 2033, fueled by rising food demand, increasing climate-related yield risks, and accelerated adoption of climate-smart farming solutions. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Fastest Growing Region: Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing region, forecast to expand at a 19.4% CAGR during 2026-2033, driven by large-scale urban resilience initiatives, smart city programs, high climate vulnerability, and multilateral development financing. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Global warming is now likely to reach 2 °C before 2050, a level associated with major disruption to water and food systems, migration and human health, increasing the risk of climate-driven inflation, financial shocks and the withdrawal of insurance from high-risk areas much sooner than expected. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• [New] 79% of global data center capacity faces elevated risks from acute climate hazards such as flooding, extreme winds, and wildfires that can disrupt operations, increase downtime and drive insurance and repair costs. CNBC
• [New] As climate change pushes oceans higher, many of the world's biggest coastal cities are confronting a second, less visible threat beneath their streets. SciTechDaily
• [New] The World Meteorological Organization documents that weather, climate, and water-related hazards accounted for 50% of all disasters and 45% of all reported deaths from disasters globally over the past five decades. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The EU is placing industrial opportunities and European interests at the forefront of its international climate policy, with the Clean Industrial Deal and the new global climate and energy vision. Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• [New] With the recent La Nina phase coming to an end, climate scientists are now forecasting El Nino's return in late 2026 and into 2027. NEXD
• [New] Climate change will amplify the effects of El Nino in 2026. AtCoMedia. Inc
• [New] Climate experts have warned the weather extremes linked to El Nino are being supercharged by global heating, with hotter temperatures, fiercer droughts and worse flooding. The Guardian
• [New] The reduction of pollution and climate impacts could save the world $4.2 trillion per year by 2030. United Nations
• [New] Improved forest management has the potential to sequester an additional 267 million tonnes CO2e in forests of the United States, second only to reforestation among natural climate solutions. ACR
• [New] The UK's 2025 National Security Strategy makes clear that climate and nature loss are core drivers of global instability, economic disruption and security risk. Electricity Info
• [New] The sustainable finance framework is rooted in the 2020 European Green Deal plan for climate neutrality by 2050, meaning preferred policy outcomes are baked into the disclosure process on top of information that investors want. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• [New] Global climate action and net-zero commitments are accelerating nuclear expansion, with the IEA projecting global nuclear capacity to rise from 413 GW in 2022 to 812 GW by 2050 under its Net Zero by 2050 scenario. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Climate change can disrupt global supply chains and threaten access to food, water and energy. Singapore Green Plan 2030

Last updated: 06 July 2026