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What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

Renewable Energy World

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the equivalent of a year’s average rainfall fell in just three days in Zhengzhou, China, drowning commuters trapped on the subway system and leading to a mass evacuation event involving 200,000 people. The recent rate of sea level rise has nearly tripled compared to 1901-1971.

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'Loss and damage is happening now': UN Secretary-General calls for action on climate finance at Petersberg Dialogue

Business Green

In a video address to more than 40 leaders and ministers assembled at the Berlin event this morning, Antonio Guterres slammed political leaders for failing to take adequate action on tackling climate change and mobilising finance to support poorer nations' efforts to decarbonise and bolster their climate resilience.

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'We can end the climate wars': Can Australia's 'greenslide' election provide renewed momentum for COP27?

Business Green

Climate change was a top issue during the election campaign because the community is sick of inaction in the face of worsening impacts like sea level rise, bushfires, heatwaves and floods," she said. The new Labor government has made commitments to significantly increase Australia's action on climate change.

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

DeSmogBlog

It was 1988, and the expert was already warning about the existence of anthropogenic global warming and how it was influencing extreme events such as heat waves. Even so, it was a major breakthrough as the first COP to mention the temperature goals we are all familiar with today. For the first time at a COP , a target of 1.5

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'Climate breakdown has already begun': Green figures react to IPCC's landmark climate warning

Business Green

Taking immediate action to slash emissions towards net zero by 2050 could make a monumental difference to the level, frequency, and breadth of growing climate impacts, the scientists emphasise. This summer, we have already seen the extreme weather events caused by a heating world. C we are still facing half a metre of sea level rise.

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'Grave and mounting threat': IPCC again raises alarm that climate impacts are proving worse than feared

Business Green

It notes that extreme weather events and sea level rise around the world has caused havoc with urban energy and transportation systems, as well as property and critical infrastrucutre, and calls for policymakers to work with all stakeholders to scale solutions that can make cities more resilient in a warming world.

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'An atlas of human suffering': Top figures react to IPPC's latest climate warning

Business Green

The situation, too, is only set to worsen as the planet warms, underscoring the urgent need to simultaneously drive down greenhouse gas emissions while also boosting preparedness for droughts, wildfires, storms, floods, coastal erosion, sea level rise, resource shortages and much, much more.