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] 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
• [New] Conflict, displacement and climate shocks are disrupting education for an estimated 258 million school-aged children and adolescents worldwide, raising fears that millions risk losing not only years of schooling but future opportunities altogether. United Nations
• [New] A Paris court has ruled that the French oil company TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans to - address them in a high-stakes case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris. The Guardian
• [New] Climate change is helping push electricity use higher - and countries in Europe and around the world will need to adapt. MIT Technology Review
• [New] Agricultural emissions may need to fall by around 45% by 2050 compared to 2022 levels to meet wider climate commitments. / UK GOV.UK
• [New] Climate change represents a systemic risk to the UK's food system. GOV.UK
• [New] Countries have pledged around 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon removal by 2035 and about 3.6 billion by 2050, but climate pathways require much more, especially in the long term. EurekAlert!
• [New] The slow pace of electrification is putting the UK's climate targets at risk and is a missed opportunity to enhance UK energy security in the face of rising threats, leaving the UK exposed to geopolitical shocks. Climate Change Committee
• [New] Without coordinated action across climate and food systems, the growing impacts of ocean acidification will continue to undermine fisheries and aquaculture that underpin global nutrition and livelihoods. The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Indu
• [New] Financing climate investments through a wealth tax on the top 1% would decrease wealth inequality (they would then own an estimated quarter of all wealth by 2050) while addressing the unequal burden of climate damages on lower income communities. Nature
• [New] Strategic adaptation funding is increasingly tied to political alignment, leaving vital regions, such as major breadbasket areas, the Amazon rainforest, and climate tipping points in the Arctic, highly vulnerable to escalating hazards. GOV.UK
• [New] Climate-driven resource scarcity challenges global governance by intensifying competition over essential resources and could place strain on existing mechanisms for cooperation, conflict prevention and equitable access. GOV.UK
• [New] Climate-linked chokepoint disruptions (e.g. Red Sea/Suez rerouting; Panama Canal drought) lengthen voyages and spike prices, while rising export curbs on raw materials and fertilisers fragment markets. GOV.UK
• [New] The UK will continue to be reliant on imports for its critical minerals, making it particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruptions and climate risks. GOV.UK
• [New] As concerns over the Iran war recede, stock investors are confronting another threat: climate risk, which is prompting a reassessment of bets across sectors from agriculture to insurance. financialpost
• [New] FinDev Canada's investment helps advance Canada's ongoing relationship with Argentina by supporting key infrastructure projects that promote climate mitigation, create economic opportunities, and strengthen sustainable development. Development Finance Institute Canada
• [New] Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). United Nations
• [New] Heathrow's expansion will impact water quality, weaken community identity and cohesion, worsen landscapes and townscapes, and affect climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Guardian
• [New] The Warming Edge: Increasing Risk of Extreme Temperatures across South Asia over the Last 45 Years Journal of Climate Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh are sitting ducks for unprecedented warm-season heat events. EurekAlert!

Last updated: 29 June 2026