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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.
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Green building standards & carbon finance in Cambodia's first LEED Gold certified garment factory
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Evapotranspiration – the transfer of water from the ground into the air through a combination of evaporation and transpiration – increased globally by 10% between 2003 and 2019, according to new research pubished in Nature. This change is found to be driven by the global rise in land surface temperature. This could have implications for water cycle and availability.
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"Is green development an oxymoron?" This article states that decarbonization will transform global production and trade patterns radically and brings new growth opportunities for the Global South. It argues that developing-country governments should look into the emerging value chains behind the industries that will produce the green outputs needed to reduce emissions. If they can carve out a role for themselves on the green agenda and manage well then they have a chance to establish new avenues for national development. Do you agree with this?
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A new study published in the journal Nature Communications says that black people living in most US cities are subject to double the level of heat stress as their white counterparts. It begs the question of how cities can play its crucial role in the SDG achievement and leave no one behind.