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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.
Created a Post in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainable Finance
Bangladesh has approved its first green bond, to finance environmentally-friendly projects including renewables.
Created a Post in Sustainable Finance, Climate Change
Happening tomorrow, 13 April — Debt-for-Climate Swaps for Small Island Developing States: An Innovative Approach to Preventing a SIDS Debt Crisis
Created a Post in Cities and Urban Development, Climate Change, Water and Sanitation
Food and Water Security During Crises
Created a Post in Climate Change, Industry and Entrepreneurship
So far, there has been no way for companies to account for their benefits and costs to society and the environment. According to the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) at Harvard Business School, it becomes apparent that many companies are creating environmental costs that exceed their total profit. So, how to measure a company's real impact?
Created a Post in Climate Change, Energy, Industry and Entrepreneurship
Can fossil fuel subsidy reform in emerging economies bring large environmental benefits? Will it affect the number of industrial jobs? Check out this report by OECD on assessing the impact of energy prices on plant-level environmental and economic performance.
Created an Event in Climate Change
Created a Post in Climate Change
Climate change extremes and barriers to successful adaptation outcomes: Disentangling a paradox in the semi-arid savanna zone of northern Ghana
Australian policies on water management and climate change: are they supporting the sustainable development goals and improved health and well-being?
Re-Thinking Soil Bioengineering to Address Climate Change Challenges
Created an Event in Sustainable Finance, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Climate Change