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According to the IPCC, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth, and the concentration has been rising steadily. The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is largely the product of burning fossil fuels. 

There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. One of the most urgent challenges facing countries across the world today is how to achieve economic prosperity and development while also combating climate change.

The Paris climate change agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with countries pledging to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions – through a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures – by 2030. 

Climate Change

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Stephani Widorini commented on Andrew Pickens's Post in Natural Capital, Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19

In the wake of World Environment Day, the Graduate Institute and UNEP have launched their new partnership, the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS), to support dialogue and action on trade policies that advance environmental sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mandated to ‘connect, inform, analyse and empower’, the work of TESS combines public facing events and policy briefs; expert and stakeholder roundtables; and off-the-record consultations key to supporting international policymaking processes.

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https://tessforum.org/
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A paper featured in Nature Climate Change aims to correct a “long-standing” and “unaddressed” problem in climate modelling – namely, that existing models simulate too much rainfall from clouds and, therefore, underestimate their lifespan and cooling effect. The newest generation of global climate models predict faster future warming than their predecessors because the new models simulate a smaller cooling effect from clouds.

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https://www.carbonbrief.org/cooling-effect-of-clouds-underestimated-by-climate-models-says-new-study
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Poverty reduction and climate action now go hand-in-hand, because low-income countries are among the most vulnerable to global warming and the least able to adapt. An EIB tool for assessing the climate change risks developing countries face helps show where assistance is most needed.

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https://www.eib.org/en/stories/climate-change-risks-developing-countries
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The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/climate/biden-drilling-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge.html

Unsustainable trade is behind the biodiversity crisis threatening our existence. But done sustainably, international commerce can help protect our planet’s precious resources.

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https://unctad.org/news/why-trade-must-be-part-solution-biodiversity-loss

A Qatari Ministerial Decision announced on 26 May 2021 introduces a significant expansion of summertime working hours during which outdoor work is prohibited. Mitigation strategies can keep workers safe from heat stress.

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https://www.ilo.org/beirut/projects/qatar-office/WCMS_794475/lang--en/index.htm
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As Pakistan hosts World Environment Day on June 5, ecosystem restoration, which includes critical ecosystems like mangrove forests, will be the country's focus. Mangroves are one of the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet, without which, 39% more people will be flooded annually.

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https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/pakistan-restores-mangroves-economy-and-ecosystem-benefi...
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As Pakistan hosts World Environment Day on June 5, ecosystem restoration, which includes critical ecosystems like mangrove forests, will be the country's focus. Mangroves are one of the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet, without which, 39% more people will be flooded annually.

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https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/pakistan-restores-mangroves-economy-and-ecosystem-benefi...

The world needs to quadruple its annual investment in nature if the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises are to be tackled by the middle of the century. Investing just 0.1% of global GDP every year in restorative agriculture, forests, pollution management and protected areas to close a $4.1tn (£2.9tn) financial gap by 2050 could avoid the breakdown of natural ecosystem “services” such as clean water, food and flood protection.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/27/nature-financial-value-investing-global-gdp-avoi...

The G7 countries have backed moves to force banks and companies to disclose their exposure to climate-related risks, a measure seen as vital to efforts to safeguard the financial system from climate change shocks. This move is also being discussed by the G20 nations and a decision is expected to come up in time for COP26.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/g7-backs-making-climate-risk-disclosure-mandatory-2021-...