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] Even with significant reductions in CO2 emissions starting today, the global economy is poised to experience a 19% decrease in income by 2050 due to the impacts of climate change. SciTechDaily
• [New] ETM has the potential to be one of the largest carbon reduction programs in the world and a vital tool in the battle against climate change. Asian Development Bank
• [New] Many cities and areas worldwide are developing strategies for managing the risks of climate change and sea-level rise. ScienceDaily
• [New] Climate change caused by CO 2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by $38 trillion, or almost a fifth, no matter how aggressively humanity cuts carbon pollution. phys.org
• [New] The storm tank installation at Latchingdon will boost resilience to extreme weather caused by climate change, as well as protecting the environment from flooding and pollution. Maldon and Burnham Standard
• [New] Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century. Futurity
• [New] The Climate Ready Plan lays the groundwork for development of a longer-term adaptation strategy for managing the risks associated with changes in Scotland's climate. New Civil Engineer
• [New] Formal cost-benefit analyses typically find that the net benefits of mitigation only emerge after 2050, which may lead some to conclude that physical damages from climate change are simply not large enough to outweigh mitigation costs until the second half of the century. Nature
• [New] Climate change creates material risk for companies, when voting it looks primarily at risk created for a specific company in the near-term. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The combination of climate scenarios from 2081 to 2100 SSP5 - 8.5 anticipated the maximum potential poorly suitable area for the future climate scenarios, an increase of 62.92% from the current climate conditions. BioMed Central
• [New] Climate change is already a major threat to biodiversity and is expected to become a primary and immediate driver of biodiversity loss in the coming decades. BioMed Central
• [New] The case, brought forth by more than 2,000 Swiss women aged 64 and older, argued that Switzerland's failure to address climate change exposed them to heightened risks, particularly during heat waves. Greater Kashmir
• [New] Colorado State University faculty will design or reconfigure 11 new interdisciplinary climate and sustainability courses to meet the needs of the next generation of climate change and sustainability experts. Colorado State University
• [New] Climate change is likely to increase the activity and distribution of ticks in the UK, which could lead to a rise in Lyme disease cases. Sky News
• [New] The impact of climate change means that a fifth of the UK may have suitable weather conditions to grow chardonnay grapes for still wines in 2050. The Guardian
• [New] With the accelerating pace of climate change, the L & D Fund is projected to face an annual shortfall of $400 billion by 2030 with pledges covering less than 0.2% of losses. Digital Insurance
• [New] Reuters has published perhaps the most bizarre article ever, warning that climate change is having a detrimental impact on the income of Indonesian transgender sex workers. Sunny's Journal
• [New] Extreme weather, made worse by climate change, is damaging America's transportation infrastructure, cutting people off from getting to where they need to go, and threatening to raise the cost of goods by disrupting supply chains, U.S. Houston Public Media
• [New] The flooding and extreme weather linked to climate change will undermine UK food production unless farmers get more help. BBC News
• Environmental crimes like land grabbing, illegal deforestation, and poaching hinder climate action, deter investment in sustainable practices, and threaten biodiversity across major biomes worldwide. Mongabay Environmental News
• Climate change, rising sea levels, and the El Nino phenomenon are expected to intensify saltwater intrusion, with an estimated $3 billion in crop losses anticipated for 2024, international media reports. ReliefWeb
• Using remotely sensed observations and climate models, we could see evidence that climate change is affecting the hydrological cycle in southern Madagascar, and it's likely going to have big implications for the people that live there and how they grow their food. ScienceDaily
• As the world deploys new sustainable technologies, countries urbanize rapidly, and climate impacts become more severe, both the nature of risk and what is insured will undergo significant change at the same time. Digital Insurance

Last updated: 22 April 2024