Global Scans · Climate Action · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

• [New] Leaders and experts are exploring how governments can remain resilient and responsive as global challenges become increasingly complex and interconnected, from technological disruption to climate change and economic uncertainty. World Governments Summit
• [New] GHG emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide, significantly threaten global food security by altering climate conditions essential for crop productivity. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] France recently introduced its 2030 national strategy for healthy, sustainable food by combining food, nutrition, and climate. CNS Media
• [New] Artificial intelligence, climate pressure, global fragmentation, and demographic shifts will alter the world we live in. Forbes
• [New] Earth could be entering a period of unprecedented climate change on a one-way trajectory, in which processes such as ice-sheet collapse can continue even if the average global temperature is stabilized. Coyote Gulch
• [New] Malawi is emerging as a model for climate-vulnerable nations by uniting political leadership, communities, and international partners to strengthen early warning systems under the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative. CODATA, Committee on Data of the ISC
• [New] ADB urges governments to integrate climate risk into infrastructure policy and financing while expanding resilience bonds, blended finance, and adopting nature-based solutions. CODATA, Committee on Data of the ISC
• [New] Climate change is a systemic risk that threatens the very foundation of the financial sector. Times of San Diego
• [New] Ambitious climate action to improve global air quality could save up to 1.32 million lives per year by 2040. EurekAlert!
• [New] Europe's industrial leadership and climate goals are at risk unless it implements targeted education reforms, expands apprenticeships, and creates immigration pathways for technical experts. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Oregon's federally required State Wildlife Action Plan identifies species at risk of extinction or decline due to habitat loss, climate change and other threats. ROGUE VALLEY AUDUBON SOCIETY
• [New] Urban extreme heat is an escalating climate risk across the Asia-Pacific region, driven by climate change, rapid urbanization, and existing social and economic vulnerabilities. Indico.UN (Indico)
• [New] Climate justice is an investment in peace and security, because vulnerability anywhere becomes a risk everywhere - rippling through financial systems, supply chains and global stability. Thailand

Last updated: 01 March 2026