Our Scans · (LF.13) Climate Action · Weekly Summary

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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 impacts could cut global economic output by up to 34% if warming reaches 3 °C. Ceres: Sustainability is the bottom line
• [New] Annual NbS investments must almost triple by 2030 to meet global goals on biodiversity, climate and land. Mirage News
• [New] Investing only 1% to 2% of global GDP in climate adaptation by 2100 would keep warming below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The Cool Down
• [New] At the most recent climate summit, poorer countries did achieve the tripling of finance for adaptation, to $120bn a year, though it will not be fully realised until 2035, rather than the 2030 deadline they preferred. The Guardian
• [New] Australia's 2035 climate target must be as strong as possible to limit global warming to well below 2 °C. Australian Conservation Foundation
• [New] If the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature rise limit set at the Paris climate summit is breached, extreme rain deemed a once-a-decade rainfall event will occur 1.5 times every 10 years and be over 10% wetter. Deutsche Welle
• [New] High-impact storms, floods and late-season tropical systems across Asia, Europe and the Americas are no longer isolated shocks: climate-linked weather volatility is increasing in frequency, severity and geographic spread, and is now considered a structural threat to logistics reliability. Metro
• [New] Climate catastrophes like flooding, extreme heat, and storm surges will further intensify proportional to the rate of global warming. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] Climate change would cut 4% off annual global GDP by 2050 and 20% by the end of the century. UN News
• [New] Widespread EV adoption could reduce climate pollution worldwide by over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year. Yale Climate Connections
• [New] By around 2030, the probability of a water shortage event is estimated at roughly 1%, rising to about 5% by 2050 as climate change and water demand increase. FoxesSellFaster.com
• [New] Mars Food & Nutrition announced a $20 million investment in sustainable rice sourcing between 2020 and 2030 through its new Raising Rice Right platform to help farmers adopt climate-smart agriculture practices amid mounting pressures from climate change. FoodNavigator-USA.com
• [New] Investing in a stable climate, healthy land and nature, and a pollution-free planet could deliver annual gains of US$ 20 trillion, avoid millions of deaths, and lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and hunger. Circular Online
• [New] A $1 investment in nature-based adaptation for climate change results in $4 of environmental, social, and economic benefits through avoided losses and reduced risk. The Dirt
• By unanimously voting to abandon a 2050 net zero target, party members fired the first shot in a rebellion against the green agenda, declaring that cheap and reliable power must come before climate ideology. / Australia Clintel
• The tourism strategy for Bulgaria in 2026 is thus based on solid grounds, emphasizing its strong points and surmounting obstacles linked to climate and political conditions. Travel And Tour World
• A new study warns that Brazil, the host of the upcoming COP 30 climate summit, is facing a massive economic hit from our planet's overheating. The Cool Down

Last updated: 15 December 2025