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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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This is so powerful - the Great Green Wall. Visible from space, holding back the greatest desert on earth. I want to walk in these greens. Well, maybe one day...
Every Country Has Its Own Climate Risks. What’s Yours?
Created a Post in Climate Change, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Industry and Entrepreneurship
"Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has much loftier goals for the WTO... When asked about the link between climate change and trade, she said that policymakers should consider policies to address the climate implications of the logistics conducting trade—namely, how goods are transported—as well as the carbon-content of traded goods themselves. In particular, she calls for a carbon tax, which she said 'could be seen by finance ministers as another way of bringing in additional revenue whilst encouraging better economic behavior with respect to climate change.'”
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Created a Post in Agriculture, Climate Change, Natural Capital
In three new reports, FAO and The Nature Conservancy share the potential of Nature-based Solutions in agriculture to deliver nutrition for people worldwide while restoring nature and the climate
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Climate Resilient Urban Areas: Governance, design and development in coastal delta cities
Check out the new UN Global Compact Academy e-learning course on Science-Based Targets
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Today WRI and NewClimate Institute, in collaboration with ICAT, unveiled a new tool to better recognize the importance of climate action by businesses, regions and cities.
The Climate Action Aggregation Tool enables researchers and policymakers to quantify the impact of region, city and business emission-reduction efforts, evaluate how they complement national policies and determine the combined impact of joining national and subnational climate action. The Excel-based tool guides users in a step-by-step process to determine the scope of their research, compile non-state and subnational data and analyze the findings.
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Eight principles for locally led adaptation