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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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Tech must help combat climate change, says Sundar Pichai Google’s boss says AI and machine learning will help.
Blue and Green Cities
Al Gore: Where I Find Hope
The Biden administration will have the opportunity to restore confidence in America and take on the worsening climate crisis.
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The next generation Africa climate business plan ramping up development-centered climate action : main report
Integrated responses to building climate and pandemic resilience in Africa
10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted.
The idea of carbon offsetting, which underpins so-called net zero targets, is founded on a number of myths:
Myth 1: Net zero by 2050 is sufficient to solve the climate crisis. Misleading. Myth 2: We can compensate for fossil fuel emissions using so-called “nature-based solutions” (such as carbon sequestration in vegetation and soils). Misleading. Myth 3: Net zero targets as well as carbon offsetting increase the incentives to reduce emissions because emissions are allocated a cost. Misleading Myth 4: Carbon offsetting in low-income countries must increase to meet the Paris agreement. Misleading. Myth 5: Funding renewable energy projects is a good way to compensate for fossil fuel emissions. Problematic. Myth 6: Technological solutions for carbon dioxide removal will solve the problem. Overly optimistic. Myth 7: Tree plantations capture more carbon than leaving old forests undisturbed. Misleading. Myth 8: Planting trees in the tropics is a cost-effective win-win solution for both nature and local communities. Oversimplified. Myth 9: Each ton of carbon dioxide is the same and can be treated interchangeably. False. Myth 10: Products and travel can be “climate neutral” or even “climate positive”. False.
Artic Report Card: Update for 2020
"The average annual land surface air temperature north of 60° N for October 2019-September 2020 was the second highest on record since at least 1900. Record warm temperatures in the Eurasian Arctic were associated with extreme conditions in the ocean and on the land".
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World Bank approves First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability Program — The project will support fiscal reforms aimed at promoting fiscal sustainability while integrating forest conservation and development, as part of the state’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan.
Trudeau hikes carbon tax in bid to reach 2030 climate goal, with revenue from the levy returned to the provinces via consumer rebates