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AsiaCitiesDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
2.0°C Would Bring ‘Profound Climate Shifts’ to Every City in the World
Virtually 100% of all global cities will experience profound shifts in climate by 2050 if average global warming reaches 2.0°C, with 77% on track ... -
AfricaCitiesDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyWater
Two Million People Lose Access to Water as Drought, Dam Management Problems Hit Harare
Only about half of the 4.5 million people living in the Zimbabwe capital of Harare and four satellite towns have access to municipal water ... -
AsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5IndiaPathways to 1.5Supply Chains & Consumption
Early Fossil Plant Shutdowns Will be Needed to Hit 1.5°C Average Warming Target
The world already has enough fossil fuel plants and high-emitting industrial facilities, buildings, and cars to drive average global warming above a 1.5°C threshold, ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Record Arctic Heat Produces Wildfires, Health Alerts in Alaska and Beyond
A record heat wave across Alaska and much of the Arctic is thawing tundra and sucking moisture out of circumpolar forests and peat bogs, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceans
Ocean Acidification Could Drive Mass Extinction Without Rapid Drop in CO2 Emissions
Ocean acidification driven by ever-increasing carbon dioxide levels could take on a life of its own and begin driving a sudden, mass extinction if ... -
AfricaBuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaSevere Storms & Flooding
UN Stresses Adaptation Funding as Frequency of Global Climate Disasters Hits One Per Week
The frequency of major climate disasters has reached one per week around the world, a top United Nations official warns, in a new report ... -
AfricaBrazilChinaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Damages Could Hit $69 Trillion by 2100
The impacts of climate change could cost the global economy US$69 trillion through 2100 if average global warming is allowed to hit 2.0°C, according ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
China Tips Plans for Faster Carbon Cuts as Severe Weather Impacts Mount
China announced plans last weekend to finalize new, tougher carbon reduction targets that reflect the “highest possible ambition” to combat the climate crisis, just ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & Studies
Scientists Scramble to Understand Sudden Drop in Antarctic Sea Ice
Researchers startled by a sudden nosedive in Antarctic sea ice since 2014—at a rate that makes current Arctic melting look slow by comparison—are pointing ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceans
Scientists Debate Whether Revised Temperature History Reduces Available Carbon Budget
A recent revision of sea surface temperature records from the mid-20th century to the present has scientists and policy-makers considering whether the carbon budget ... -
AfricaAsiaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs
Climate-Driven Heat Stress Could Put 80 Million Jobs at Risk by 2030, UN Agency Warns
Heat stress caused by climate change could put the equivalent of 80 million jobs at risk by 2030, with poor countries facing the most ... -
AsiaChinaClimate DenialCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
G-20 Adopts Modest Climate Statement as Trump Stumbles, Japan Grapples with Coal
Leaders of the G-20 industrial economies held their ground against Trump administration climate denial at the end of their annual meeting in Osaka, Japan ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
New Government in Denmark Aims for 70% Carbon Reduction by 2030
A 70% greenhouse gas reduction by 2030 is on the agenda for Denmark, after the country’s centre-left Social Democrats reached a deal with three ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
Poorest Will Face ‘Climate Apartheid’ if Crisis Deepens, Rule of Law Crumbles
Near-universal failure to acknowledge the magnitude of the climate crisis risks setting the stage for an era of “climate apartheid,” in which private wealth ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMiddle EastOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
Saudis Lead Fossil States to Block 1.5°C Report, Declare Island States a ‘Disposable Global Zone’
A landmark report on 1.5°C pathways was forever dropped from formal consideration in United Nations climate negotiations, and Climate Action Network-International scorched countries for ...
