The report stresses that it is time for the G20 countries to step up given that they emit the most. In reviewing the most recent national climate action plans, known as nationally determined contributions, the report finds that they are higher quality, more inclusive and country driven than in an earlier round.
But finance remains a key hurdle. While countries are increasingly engaging the private sector as critical to scaled up climate action, they are not adequately defining needs in just transition processes. Issues related to gender equality and youth feature more prominently yet more needs to be done to capitalize on the potential of these groups as climate actors and leaders. Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, while wreaking a heavy toll on infrastructure and ecosystems.
Sustainable development is threatened, with food and water insecurity, health risks and environmental degradation on the rise. A new report provides an overview of land and ocean temperatures, precipitation, glacier retreat, shrinking sea ice, sea level rise and severe weather. It examines socioeconomic impacts in a year when the region was also struggling with the COVID pandemic, which in turn complicated disaster management.
The report shows how every part of Asia was affected, from Himalayan peaks to low-lying coastal areas, from densely populated cities to deserts and from the Arctic to the Arabian seas. The latest Emissions Gap Report finds that updated national commitments for reducing emissions by only shave an additional 7.
Reductions of 55 per cent are needed to stay on course in keeping global temperature rise to 1. Net-zero pledges could make a big difference if fully implemented, restraining predicted global temperature rise to 2. This provides hope that further action could still head off the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. But net-zero pledges are vague and incomplete in many cases. To stay at no more than 1. Current annual emissions are close to 60 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
An updated synthesis of climate action plans communicated in Nationally Determined Contributions confirms overall trends identified in a full report released in September The update provides the last information to inform global climate talks at COP It synthesizes information from the latest available NDCs, representing all Parties to the Paris Agreement, including the new or updated NDCs communicated by Parties on 12 October For these Parties, total emissions are estimated to be about 9 per cent below the level by Some 71 Parties communicated a carbon neutrality goal around mid-century, with their emissions levels up to 88 per cent lower in than in For all available NDCs of all Parties, however, a sizable increase of about 16 per cent in global emissions is expected by compared to This may lead to a temperature rise of about 2.
The Production Gap Report finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1. Over the next two decades, governments are collectively projecting an increase in global oil and gas production, and only a modest decrease in coal production.
Taken together, plans and projections see global, total fossil fuel production rising to at least The report provides country profiles for 15 major producer countries, where most governments continue to provide significant policy support for fossil fuel production. Recent scientific evidence clearly confirms that unless global coal, oil, and gas production start declining immediately and steeply, warming will exceed 1.
The report was launched with an open letter signed by over two thirds of the global health workforce — organizations representing at least 45 million doctors and health professionals worldwide.
They call on national leaders and climate talks to step up climate action. Increasingly frequent heatwaves, storms and floods kill thousands and disrupt millions of lives, while threatening health-care systems and facilities when they are needed most.
Changes in weather and climate also undercut food security and drive up food-, water- and vector-borne diseases, such as malaria. Climate impacts are also negatively affecting mental health. A new report urges the world to wake up to the looming water crisis. Water-related hazards like floods and droughts are increasing because of climate change. The number of people suffering water stress is expected to soar, exacerbated by population increases and dwindling availability.
But management, monitoring, forecasting and early warnings are fragmented and inadequate, while global climate finance efforts are insufficient. The State of Climate Services Water highlights the need for urgent action to improve cooperative water management, embrace integrated water and climate policies, and scale up investment in this precious commodity. It underpins all international goals on sustainable development, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by largely depends on addressing human-induced climate change. A new report demonstrates connections between global climate and the goals. It champions the need for greater international collaboration to both achieve the SDGs and limit global warming to no more than 1.
A story map highlights seven climate indicators with impacts across the global goals: carbon dioxide concentration, temperature, ocean acidification, ocean heat content, sea-ice extent, glacier mass balance and sea-level rise. The report examines the implications of the latest data and scientific research on the state of the global climate for sustainable development, highlighting how the climate is already changing in ways that may impede progress on the SDGs.
A synthesis of nationally determined contributions required under the Paris Agreement indicates that while there is a clear trend in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over time, nations must urgently redouble climate efforts to prevent global temperature from crossing a dangerous threshold of 1.
The new or updated NDCs cover about 49 per cent of global emissions. This is an important step towards the 45 per cent reduction in required to keep to the 1. NDCs of all Parties, however, imply a sizable 16 per cent increase in global emissions in Without immediate action, this could lead to a temperature rise of about 2.
The number of disasters increased by five times; economic losses rose sevenfold. But improved early warnings and disaster management reduced deaths by almost threefold. Weather, climate and water hazards accounted for 50 per cent of these disasters and nearly half of deaths, 91 per cent of which occurred in developing countries.
Of the top 10 disasters, the largest human losses came from droughts, storms, floods and extreme temperature. Storms and floods generated the greatest economic costs. Three storms in alone accounted for a third of total economic losses from the top 10 disasters over the year period.
It also considers children's vulnerability from gaps in essential services such as for education and health care. While nearly every child in the world is at risk from at least one climate or environmental hazard, the worst affected countries face multiple and often overlapping shocks that threaten to erode development progress and deepen child deprivation. It shows how far the world has to go to tap the benefits of effective weather and climate services, but also highlights how investments in multi-hazard early warning systems create benefits worth at least 10 times their costs.
These are vital to build resilience to extreme weather, yet only 40 percent of countries currently have effective warning systems in place. Large gaps remain in vital data upon which these services depend, particularly in the least developed countries and small island developing States. Accelerating energy transitions in line with a livable climate could double the number of energy jobs, up to million by , according to a new report. It also finds a substantial boost to the global economy of 2.
The report predicts that renewables-based energy systems will instigate profound changes that will reverberate across economies and societies.
Sharp adjustments in capital flows and a reorientation of investments are necessary to align energy with a positive economic and environmental trajectory. Forward-looking policies can accelerate transition, mitigate uncertainties, and ensure maximum benefits of energy transition.
The annual investment of USD 4. Drought affects millions of people, especially the most vulnerable. The impacts reach across societies, ecosystems and economies. With climate change increasing temperatures and disrupting rainfall, drought frequency, severity and duration are on the rise many regions. This requires urgent action to better manage risks and reduce devastating tolls on human lives and livelihoods.
It stresses that risk prevention and mitigation have a far lower cost than reaction and response, and offers recommendations on how to achieve drought resilience. The Renewables Global Status Report shows that the world is nowhere near the necessary paradigm shift towards a clean, healthier and more equitable energy future, even as the benefits of renewables are indisputable.
In many regions, it is now cheaper to build new wind or solar PV plants than to operate existing coal-fired power plants. The report suggests accelerating the uptake of renewable energy by making it a key performance indicator for every economic activity, budget and public purchase, and adopting clear targets and plans to shift to renewable energy and end fossil fuel use. Fossil fuels are a key contributor to the emissions of all seven. Taking the Temperature: Assessing and scaling-up climate ambition in the G7 business sector also finds that indexes with a higher share of emissions covered by science-based targets for reductions result in lower overall temperature ratings.
Companies with such targets are already cutting emissions at scale, and despite the findings, momentum for climate action in G7 countries is growing. Overall, was a milestone year for climate commitments, with the annual rate of adoption of science-based targets doubling compared to The report maps four key levers that governments, investors and businesses can use to unlock breakthrough climate action through such targets.
More people have access to electricity than ever before but unless efforts are scaled up significantly in countries with the largest deficits, the world will still fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Under current and planned policies, and given fallout from the pandemic, an estimated million people would still lack access in The report examines how to bridge the gaps, such as by significantly scaling up renewable energy.
But only 20 percent went to the least-developed countries, which are furthest from achieving SDG energy targets. The Global Methane Assessment shows that human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, avoiding nearly 0. Because methane is a key ingredient in ground-level ozone smog , a powerful climate forcer and dangerous air pollutant, a 45 per cent reduction would prevent , premature deaths, , asthma-related hospital visits, 73 billion hours of lost labour from extreme heat and 25 million tonnes of crop losses annually.
Most human-caused methane emissions come from three sectors: fossil fuels, waste and agriculture. The assessment identifies readily available solutions to reduce methane emissions.
Half are not only low in cost, but would even make money, such as through reducing leaks in the oil and gas industry. Cities around the world are accelerating uptake of renewable energy, adopting targets and policies to spur local consumption and generation.
This makes a critical contribution to climate action, since cities shelter more than half the global population and use three-quarters of global final energy consumption.
It puts particular focus on renewables in public, residential and commercial buildings as well as public and private transport. Covering urban areas from towns to mega-cities, the report builds on more than data contributors, and is endorsed by major renewable energy players and city networks. One year into the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen fall short of national commitments to shift to more sustainable investments. The report calls for governments to invest more sustainably, emphasizing that green recovery can bring stronger economic growth, while helping to meet global environmental targets and addressing structural inequality.
To keep decades of progress against poverty from unwinding, low-income countries will require substantial concessional finance from international partners. People waste a substantial share of food, which is associated with up to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Until now, the true scale of food waste and its impacts have not been well understood.
Efforts to reduce it have been minimal, despite a global Sustainable Development Goal commitment to halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels. The Food Waste Index Report generates a new estimate of global food waste, and offers a methodology for countries to measure the problem and track national progress on reducing it. The Initial NDC Synthesis Report shows nations must redouble efforts and submit stronger, more ambitious national climate action plans in That will be the only way to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature rise ideally by no more than 1.
The report looks at 75 new or updated action plans — known as NDCs — covering around 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Together, they would cut emissions by less than 1 per cent by compared to levels.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has indicated that emissions should be around 45 per cent lower. From Ambition to Impact: How companies are reducing emissions at scale with science-based targets is the first study to look at how setting science-based targets correlates with actually reducing corporate emissions. The study surveyed companies with such targets, finding they have slashed combined emissions by 25 per cent since Annual emissions declined at a rate exceeding the one required to limit global warming to 1.
Further, saw a milestone: the doubling of science-based climate commitments. The report provides an overview of the current state of climate change litigation globally, finding a rapid increase around the world.
In , cases were brought in 24 countries. By July , the number of cases had nearly doubled with at least 1, filed in 38 countries. The report shows how climate litigation is compelling governments and corporate actors to purse more ambitious climate change mitigation and adaptation goals. The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report looks at progress in planning for, financing and implementing adaptation, with a focus on nature-based solutions.
It finds some advances in planning, but also huge gaps in finance for developing countries. Implementation of adaptation projects lags behind, with many not yet delivering real protection against climate impacts such as droughts, floods and sea-level rise.
The report calls for closing the gaps fast, and prioritizing nature-based solutions, or locally appropriate actions offering benefits to people and nature. Go green with pandemic recovery packages.
It predicts that green recovery could shave emissions by 25 per cent by , bringing the world closer to Paris Agreement goals to limit global warming.
Despite a recent dip in emissions from lockdowns and slowing economies, temperatures are still rising at a record clip. The world must cut fossil fuel production by 6 per cent per year to avoid the worst of global warming. Instead, countries are projecting an average annual increase of 2 per cent. Those are among the sobering findings of the latest Production Gap Report, issued by leading research organizations and the United Nations. As the world strives to cut greenhouse gas emissions and limit climate change, it is crucial to track progress towards globally agreed climate goals.
The IPCC Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritizing timely, ambitious and coordinated action to address unprecedented and enduring changes in the ocean and cryosphere. Without a radical change in human behavior, hundreds of millions of people could suffer from rising sea levels, frequent natural disasters and food shortages, it warns. The Special Report provides new evidence for the benefits of limiting global warming to the lowest possible level — in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
It also finds that strongly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting and restoring ecosystems, and carefully managing the use of natural resources would make it possible to preserve the ocean and cryosphere.
This can help in scaling up further action, as governments prepare to submit the next round of national climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions NDCs , by Land is already under growing human pressure and climate change is adding to these pressures.
It found that global emissions are on the rise as national commitments to combat climate change come up short. But surging momentum from the private sector and untapped potential from innovation and green-financing offer pathways to bridge the emissions gap. The next years are a critical window when many of the policy and investment decisions that shape the next years will be taken. The New Climate Economy report found that leaders are already seizing the exciting economic and market opportunities of the new growth approach, while the laggards are not only missing out on these opportunities but are also putting us all at greater risk.
Coral reefs support at least 25 per cent of marine species and underpin the safety, coastal protection, well-being, food and economic security of hundreds of millions of people.
But coral reefs are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to global threats from climate change and ocean acidification, and local impacts from land-based pollution such as input of nutrients and sediments from agriculture, marine pollution, and overfishing and destructive fishing practices.
The Status of Coral Reefs of the World report describes the status and trends of coral reefs. The sixth edition is the first based on the quantitative analysis of a global dataset spanning more than 40 years and comprising almost 2 million observations from more than 12, sites around the world. Abstract: This presidential statement welcomed the second Berlin Conference on Libya, which was held on 23 June Abstract: This presidential statement welcomed the Paris International Conference and the Libya Stabilisation conference; expressed support for the parliamentary and presidential elections set to take place on 24 December; underlined the importance of an inclusive and consultative electoral process; and urged Libyan stakeholders to commit to accepting the election results.
Abstract: This letter contained a record of the annual briefing on the protection of civilians in armed conflict convened on 25 May Abstract: This was a press statement on the Security Council visiting mission from 23 to 25 October to Mali and Niger.
Abstract: This resolution renewed for one year the partial lifting of the arms embargo on Somali security forces; the authorisation for maritime interdiction to enforce the embargo on illicit arms imports, charcoal exports, and IED components; and humanitarian exemptions to the regime. The resolution received 13 votes in favour and two abstentions China and Russia.
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Abstract: This was a record of the annual briefing by the outgoing chairs of the Security Council subsidiary bodies.
Abstract: This was the announcement of the conclusion of the written voting procedure on resolution Abstract: This contained a record of the briefing by the High Commissioner for Refugees on 18 June Abstract: This was the letter transmitting the draft resolution later adopted as resolution , voting results, explanations of vote China, India, Kenya, and the UK , and a statement by Somalia.
Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's annual report on the situation regarding piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia. Abstract: This was the Secretary-General's report on the situation in Somalia covering developments from 1 August to 4 November Abstract: This resolution renewed for twelve months the authorisation granted to states and regional organisations cooperating with Somali authorities in the fight against piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia.
Abstract: This was a concept note prepared by Mexico ahead of an open debate on Small Arms and Light Weapons, which took place on 22 November Thirteen Council members voted in favour, while China and Russia abstained.
At the debate, several Council members, including Norway and Estonia, expressed regret that the Security Council failed to adopt a more substantial resolution.
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