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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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Together with its key partners, UNFCCC is holding the Race to Zero Dialogues from 9-19 November that rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive and sustainable growth. These series of dialogues in cross-cutting themes will feed into the UNFCCC Climate Dialogues to accelerate progress towards the Paris Agreement.
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Interesting request for proposals from WRI looking at good cases for finding "triple dividends" from investing in climate adaptation - not just climate, but people and economy too! Look for "The Triple Dividends of Building Climate Resilience" and apply by 13 November 2020.
South Korea follows Japan and China in carbon neutral pledge via FT
Why risk analytics matter in the development of the SDGs? Insurance Development Forum new paper aims to view that the ability to analyse risk should be shared more widely than it currently is, particularly for public sector decision-makers and other risk owners in climate-vulnerable countries. This can be achieved through cross-sector partnership, use of already available open source technology and the application of open modelling principles.
Climate change is interrelated with a number of other SDGs so it cannot be only considered in SDG 13