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] The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference will focus on adaptation finance, with countries urged to mobilize $1.3 trillion to close the funding gap. Hindustan Times
• [New] Clashing demands from megacities, mining, farming, manufacturing and the energy sector is combining with climate disruption to spark major water shortages across the world's semi-arid and arid regions - while floods are exploding in the tropic and temperate regions. Pearls and Irritations
• [New] Under future climate change scenarios, models with greater historical sea ice tend to lose more sea ice by 2100, contributing to stronger radiative feedback. EurekAlert!
• [New] Ocean heat uptake and the resulting thermal sea level rise by the year 2100 are projected to be 3-14% higher than the average from CMIP6, a leading collection of climate models. EurekAlert!
• [New] By 2040, 7 million additional people in PNG will live in areas at risk of malaria transmission, with 2.8 million directly attributable to climate change and the remainder due to population growth. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The number of people requiring access to malaria control is expected to double by 2040, to 13.4 million with 2.8 million attributed to climate change alone. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] In a high warming scenario, unaddressed climate change could push global GDP over 10% below current expectations by 2050, while projections beyond 2050 show further deterioration where developed economies risk GDP growth stalling completely between 2050 and 2075. Pensions Age
• [New] Cyber risk remains the top concern for the future, while AI and climate change join the top ten, reflecting the accelerating impact of technology and extreme weather on global business. Aon plc Global Media Relations
• [New] The Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage will launch its first call for project proposals to provide financial support to vulnerable countries hardest hit by climate impact during COP 30 in Belem, Brazil. Food Tank
• [New] The projected cloud feedback is 19-31% stronger, which enhances climate sensitivity, and global surface warming is estimated to be 3-7% greater than previously thought. EurekAlert!
• [New] As the world confronts the growing threat of climate change, the United Kingdom is taking bold steps toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The UK Times -
• [New] The UAE hosted COP 28, with one of its main outcomes being the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, and is now preparing to host the UN Water Conference in 2026, which will emphasise disaster risk reduction and resilience. Aletihad Newspaper
• [New] As global food security comes under pressure from climate change, population growth, and resource depletion, the FAO's strategies gain even more importance in 2026 and beyond. Farmonaut
• [New] Targets for 2030 and beyond, long regarded as the centrepiece of corporate climate action, are proving increasingly inadequate as guides to corporate strategy without clear implementation plans. NewClimate Institute
• [New] Continued emissions of CO2 from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were responsible, as well as reduced CO2 absorption by sinks such as land ecosystems and the ocean - in what threatens to be a vicious climate cycle. World Meteorological Organization
• [New] Asia's first climate philanthropy advisory group launched in Singapore, in what has been described as the opportunity to close the climate finance gap. Alliance magazine
• Integrating carbon capture and storage (CCUS) in industrial processes could enable emissions cuts of up to 50% by 2030, aligning production with climate goals. Energy Central
• Starting in 2026 and mobilising €86 billion, the Social Climate Fund has been created to ensure the transition to a greener economy is fair and leaves no one behind and to support vulnerable households and small businesses in their efforts to switch to cleaner energy and transport. Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
• Governor Hochul announced two grant opportunities totaling $26 million for projects that will help address the impacts of climate change and protect water quality across New York State. Governor Kathy Hochul
• Mineral demand for clean energy technologies will rise at least four-fold by 2040 to meet climate goals, with particularly high growth for minerals needed for electric vehicles. CEPR
• The federal government has released Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment, mapping how worsening heat, fires, floods and sea level rise are expected to affect communities, infrastructure, industries and ecosystems, alongside a National Adaptation Plan to guide future action. Hunter New Energy

Last updated: 26 October 2025