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Our approach to climate change aims to meet two key objectives: ensuring that the impacts of climate change are better managed, and achieving sustainable development through strong, long-term business growth.
It is the year 2022, and climate change has wreaked havoc on the planet. As a result of this change in global temperatures, extreme weather patterns have become more regular - from tornadoes to hurricanes.
Across the globe, traditional ecosystems are being disrupted or even destroyed. Food sources are deteriorating along with freshwater supplies. Governments are struggling to keep up with the new challenges that arise from these threats to human survival
The world is going through major changes and we are experiencing the effects of climate change.
IPCC, 2016: “Climate change-related risks are projected to emerge and increase over the 21st century in a wide range of scenarios, which can be distinguished by different assumptions about the future development of climate-risk management practices and the responses to these risks”.
By the year 2022, climate change will have made more than 50 percent of the Earth inhospitable to humans.
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In 2022 the world will have a temperature of just over 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This will be an extremely dangerous level of warming, threatening both human and natural life.
The 20-year period from 2022 to 2032 is characterized by elevated sea levels and ocean warming.
The World Climate Report on the impact of climate change and its consequences for human life, livelihoods, food supply and health includes analysis of the key issues that need to be addressed in order to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Weather anomalies of 2022 are expected to be about average. The year will start with cooler temperatures and snow in the northern hemisphere, but these are short-lived as the long-awaited El Nino begins to form.
Despite the ongoing challenges of the 21st century, people worldwide are making progress towards more sustainable economic growth and development. By 2030, global populations will be living in a world that is more resilient and equitable than ever before.
The first article in the series of articles about the UN Global Report on Climate Change projects the developed world will be more than four degrees Fahrenheit warmer by 2030 and that there exists a high likelihood of a catastrophic collapse of the planet at some point in the next two decades. The report also outlines how humankind will have to change their lifestyles if they want to survive.
There are many solutions to reduce carbon footprint, however, some countries think that the only way to deal with this situation is to reduce their usage of fossil fuels.
The world will continue to warm and release emissions over the next few decades.
The world has experienced unprecedented climate change and extreme weather events in the past few years. To address this emerging global challenge, governments and international organizations will need to secure adequate funding for climate adaptation measures in developing countries, where people are most vulnerable.
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It may sound like science fiction, but almost everyone agrees some sort of global warming scenario—defined as the rise in global average surface temperatures—is likely to occur by the year 2020. While projections vary widely, some say the Earth could see “runaway” increases in temperature.
Decline in national wealth has reduced the world's population below sustainable levels, resulting in a decrease in global food supply, particularly of primary cereal grains.
More than 400 independent climate, weather and natural disaster monitoring and prediction projects collaborate to provide reliable, real-time insights into the state and future of our planet.
The World Climate Outlook is a yearly update on the world's weather, with a forecast of how many days per year are forecast to be above or below average temperature.
Climate change is still a critical issue in many regions of the world and is predicted to become even more dramatic in the coming decades.
The planet's most perturbed systems are on the verge of triggering irreversible tipping points in the climate system.
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