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] Farmers will be better equipped to earn more, withstand climate shocks, and bring safer, more affordable food to Filipino households. Mirage News
• [New] In total, 70 houses were destroyed across the UK that day in a record 600 wildfires - the largest loss of British housing to a threat previously assumed to be more relevant to California or southern Europe, and evidence of the worsening climate crisis. The Guardian
• [New] Mining peatlands will result in the release of additional greenhouse gases, accelerating the progression of global climate change. EBSCO
• [New] Drivers: Full integration into the core banking systems of the G20, XRP acting as the primary liquidity bridge for the majority of the world's CBDCs, and a massive supply squeeze as the 2030 Net Zero climate goals favor energy-efficient XRPL over Proof-of-Work systems. KuCoin
• [New] Other studies based on data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have largely confirmed their projection that temperatures could hit 122 degree F (50 degrees C) by the end of the century. Reasons to be Cheerful
• [New] Antarctic wildlife populations were already under significant pressure, including the impact of climate change, which could compromise their resilience against disease. gCaptain
• [New] With ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East causing catastrophic supply chain disruption, the consequences of climate change moving from future risks to present-day threats, and rapid advances in technology creating new attack surfaces, the global supply chain faces more danger than ever before. 3E
• [New] The health emergency aboard the MV Hondius comes as local public health researchers in Argentina point to climate change accelerating the risk of the spread of hantavirus. The Guardian
• [New] New World Resources Institute analysis, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, reveals that every $1 invested in preparing for climate-caused health risks can yield up to $68 in benefits for communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Cision PR Newswire
• [New] Without stronger action, low- and middle-income countries could face nearly 16 million deaths and more than $20 trillion in economic losses by 2050 from climate-related health impacts. The Rockefeller Foundation
• [New] With global demand for passenger transport expected to nearly triple by 2050, an expansion of efficient, affordable public transport is critical in helping address the climate crisis and toxic air pollution. The Guardian
• [New] Historical climate change has already increased global average AT by around 1.1 °C, and future warming is projected to reach 1.5 °C between 2030 and 2035. Nature
• [New] Future climate change will substantially increase heat stress globally, and thus the impact of extreme heat on human health. Nature
• [New] As the planet warms due to climate change, extreme heat is threatening global food security by harming crops and livestock and reducing the number of hours farmers can work. Live Science
• [New] Water scarcity intensified by climate change could actually cost some regions up to 6% of GDP by 2050. World Bank Live
• [New] Health impacts caused by climate change represent the biggest threat to global public health in the 21st century. KPMG
• [New] More than two hundred million people in low-income countries may migrate as a result of climate change by 2050. Columbia Magazine
• [New] Under the European Climate Law, the European Commission has set a legally binding target of reducing net greenhouse-gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. Tony Blair Institute
• [New] Climate disasters vanish from discourse despite Iranian oil fires worsening emissions, leaving policymakers blind to ~30% GDP hit risks by 2030. TheEye
• [New] Future air pollution controls will fundamentally reshape oceanic nitrogen deposition, with cascading consequences for marine productivity and climate feedbacks, highlighting the need for coordinated NH3 and NOx management across the Earth system. EurekAlert!
• [New] Establishing a resilient supply chain is essential for the United States to meet its climate goals and deploy an average of 40 gigawatts direct current of solar generation per year through 2025 and ramp up to 100 GWdc per year by 2030. Energy.gov
• [New] The second half of 2026 will almost certainly see the start of El Nino, a natural climate phase when warm water expands across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, heating the entire planet. New Scientist
• [New] 2026 will be the hottest year on record, thanks to both climate change and a powerful El Nino effect that will raise temperatures further. New Scientist

Last updated: 11 May 2026