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Climate change undermining world’s SDG progress, science central to solutions: WMO report
Ninety per cent of deaths and 60 per cent of economic losses from...
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming...
Citing Kerala floods, UN chief says ‘climate change running faster than we are’
“Climate change is running faster than we are. The impacts are devastating, and it is usually the poorest and the most vulnerable who are hit first and worst by storms, floods, droughts, wildfires and rising seas,” Guterres said at the launch of the 2018 New Climate Economy report here on Wednesday.
Extreme Weather Risk Grows as Warming Earth Disrupts High-Altitude Winds: Study
“Summer weather is likely to become more persistent – more prolonged hot dry periods, possibly also more prolonged rainy periods,” said Dim Coumou, lead author of the study at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Catastrophes cause global economic losses of $36 bn in H1 2018
Total global economic losses from disasters in H1 2018 were USD 36 billion, significantly down from USD 64 billion in
H1 2017 and well below average Global insured losses from disasters were USD 20 billion in H1 2018, down from USD 30 billion in H1 2017
Apple, and Swiss Re collaborate to accelerate Renewable Energy Development in US
“At Apple, we’re proud to power all of our operations around the world with 100 percent renewable energy,In the process, we’ve charted a course for other companies and organizations to purchase renewable energy and transition their own operations to greener power. The collaboration announced today shows how companies of all sizes can address climate change by coming together, ” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives
Earth heading towards irreversible “hothouse” state: Study
“Human emissions of greenhouse gas are not the sole determinant of temperature on Earth,” said Will Steffen from the Australian National University. “Our study suggests that human-induced global warming of two degrees Celsius may trigger other Earth system processes, often called “feedbacks,” that can drive further warming – even if we stop emitting greenhouse gases,” said Steffen, lead author of the study published in the journal PNAS.
Extreme Weather in Europe and Asia Sparks Wildfires, Floods
The changes are leading to increases in financing for climate mitigation and resilience. The Manila-based Asian Development Bank said this month that financing for this purpose increased 21 percent to a record $4.5 billion in 2017. Climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks reached a seven-year high of $35.2 billion in 2017, up 28 percent from the previous year
Climate Change Is Beginning to Shift Planet’s Seasons: Scientists
“There are a lot of observations that the seasonal cycle is changing, and it is also one of the things that is most noticeable in everyday life with trees flowering earlier,” said Friederike Otto, an associate professor at the University of Oxford’s Climate Research Programme.
Europe’s Banks move to greener finance in response to Climate Change Risks
The strategy is to invest in cross-asset portfolios that include World Bank bonds, green bonds and environmental, social and governance-focused equity funds. The wealth manager expects the approach to generate returns comparable with its conventional strategies.
Rising sea levels may cost $14 trillion worldwide annually by 2100: Experts
“More than 600 million people live in low-elevation coastal areas, less than 10 metres above sea level. In a warming climate, global sea level will rise due to melting of land-based glaciers and ice sheets, and from the thermal expansion of ocean waters,” said Svetlana Jevrejeva, from the UK National Oceanographic Centre
Almost Half of South Asia Vulnerable to Climate ‘Hotspots’: World Bank
More than 800 million people now live in areas predicted to become moderate-to-severe “hotspots,” or affected areas, by 2050 under the carbon intensive scenario, with India accounting for almost three-quarters of them, the report said