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] Africa faces the dual challenges of having the highest rate of population growth compared to the rest of the world - expected to increase from 926 million to 2.2 billion by 2050 - in addition to being the continent most vulnerable to impacts from climate change. GMO Answers
• [New] Nature and mitigation: Nature-based solutions can provide up to 37% of the climate change mitigation required to meet the world's 2030 climate targets. Invesco
• [New] Climate change will have a significant global impact with aggravated erosion, landslides, flooding, increased temperatures, wildfires, and many other natural disasters. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Climate change has the potential to force more than 143 million people to move within their country by 2050. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] By 2070, the combined effects of climate change and the vast expansion of irrigated agriculture could result in deadly heatwaves. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] As aid flows decline, climate change and nature loss accelerate, and global growth slows, developing countries' debt vulnerabilities will only increase, as will the threats to people's well-being, the planet, and global stability. Project Syndicate
• [New] Climate risks are now formally recognized as threats to financial stability by the Financial Stability Board, an international body that monitors the global financial system. The Conversation
• [New] Companies without Paris-aligned climate strategies face growing legal and financial risks, relating to litigation, limited insurability of assets, and reputational harm. NautaDutilh
• [New] The EU's goal for climate neutrality by 2050, furthered by skilled architectural integration in urban development projects, expands deployment. Transparency Market Research
• [New] By 2050, aviation and shipping could account for ~40% of global CO2 emissions unless curbed, making AI critical for meeting climate goals. The Intellify -
• [New] Global climate change threatens fish populations. Biology Insights
• [New] Without concrete action, 216 million people worldwide could move internally by 2050 due to slow-onset climate change impacts, 86 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank estimated in 2021. The Guardian
• [New] Faster melting can increase the likelihood of glacial lake outburst floods, a growing threat in mountain regions worldwide as receding glaciers retreat in response to climate change. EurekAlert!
• [New] The ICJ confirms climate change is an existential threat to all life. NautaDutilh
• Climate change poses a significant threat to global ecosystems and biodiversity. finesentence.com
• Climate change represents the greatest public health challenge of the 21st century, but mitigating climate change represents the greatest public health opportunity. Yale School of Public Health
• The urgent need to address climate change, the targets outlined in the European Green Deal, economic incentives, and a growing global consciousness of environmental sustainability, have led energy-intensive companies to commit to becoming Net Zero by 2050. WRA
• Over 30% of national climate plans for 2030 now integrate social dimensions through dedicated Just Transition funds, alongside laws and strategies for worker protection, job creation, and skills development. ITC
• Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into poverty by 2030 unless governments act now. UN News

Last updated: 07 September 2025