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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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What can countries do to be more resilient to climate change? The World Bank's new report “The Adaptation Principles: A Guide for Designing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience” lays out 6 principles – as well as 26 actions, 12 toolboxes and 111 indicators – to help ministries of finance approach adaptation challenges.
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Japan lawmakers declare climate emergency after government sets zero emissions goal
Japanese lawmakers on Thursday declared a climate emergency in a symbolic vote aimed at increasing pressure for action to combat global warming after the government last month committed to a firm timetable for net-zero emissions.
Ministers of Environment from Vietnam and Cambodia discuss how they're leveraging support to enhance climate ambition
To get on track with a 1.5 degree C future, countries must ramp up renewables 6x faster, phase out coal 5x faster, increase tree cover 5x faster - and much more, as explained on the following WRI blog post: https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/11/climate-action-progress-2030-2050. Read the new State of Climate Action report from WRI and ClimateWorks Foundation for more details.
Climate change poses a significant risk threatening the lives and livelihoods of people. These risks cannot be reduced to zero, which means governments must take decisive action to help firms and people manage them. A new report, The Adaptation Principles: A Guide for Designing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, lays out 6 principles – as well as 26 actions, 12 toolboxes, and 111 indicators – to help ministries of finance approach adaptation challenges.
IUCN has launched new analysis with policy recommendations on how to maximise NDCs in forest landscape restoration
New WRI report on how civil society organizations can play critical roles in establishing transparent and accountable climate finance systems that put communities at the center of decision-making
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