ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes’ Post

How can the integration of urban climate research within the global climate change discourse be strengthened, incl. the upcoming IPCC special report on #Cities and #ClimateChange? 🌇 In our latest opinion piece, we elaborate on three key ways forward: #1). Prioritize urban-scale technological advancements. Including improving the capabilities of high-resolution global and regional climate models and better understand regional and global climate interactions with city-scale processes, particularly on climate change timescales. #2). Facilitate cross-disciplinary and cross-scale synergies. Including synergistic approaches that go beyond disciplinary focuses and that put urban climate research into the context of not only climate impact assessments but also applications and policies that can be taken up by city governance. Climate services and climate resilient development pathways can play a pivotal role here. #3). Increase urban climate visibility and presence. Including streamlining the process for integrating urban climate research and researchers into IPCC assessments, as well as in other major relevant international endeavors. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/euMevndb Thank you for including me in this opinion piece: Negin Nazarian, Benjamin Bechtel, Melissa Hart, Ariane Middel, Winston Chow, Scott Krayenhoff, Lei Zhao, Andrew Pitman, AO, FAA

LAF understands the urgency of the climate crisis and the role landscape architects can play in developing and implementing solutions, so we recently updated our Climate Change Resource Guide with new and updated entries to help you inform, design, and advocate. Explore the guide here: https://lnkd.in/gzJNvrRS

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Please join us next week (26 March- Tuesday) where we discuss UNEP CCC latest climate technology progress report. We have a webinar (Water and governance, urban planning and NBS) and deeper discussion through a podcast.  The report highlights governance systems prioritize flexibility, adaptability and the ability to anticipate ever increasing complexity and uncertainty. 1) This entails a combination of both hard and soft governance tools and can include technocratic approaches to inform policy, 2) as well as creating spaces for open dialogue, building trust, a plurality of perspectives, new narratives and spaces for reflection. 3) Accordingly, governance in these settings will inevitably require new kinds of capacities to steer, coordinate and build partnerships among multi-stakeholders on various spatial scales and across sectors. #climateaction #technology #climatechange UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

Researchers are proposing a new global advisory system to address the alarming impacts of urban expansion. With cities growing at an unprecedented rate, putting overwhelming pressures on exploited land, scarce resources, and fragile ecosystems, the new system, they say, would fulfil a similar function as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) does for climate change. https://lnkd.in/dK6qAfYA

🌍 Exciting news in Climate Science! 🌡️🔬 The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has launched a groundbreaking pilot system for Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution. This system is designed to quickly determine the influence of human-induced climate change on extreme heat events. 🔍 How Does It Work? The system utilizes advanced climate models to simulate conditions both from the 1800s—prior to significant human impact—and today's altered climate due to human activities. This allows scientists to swiftly assess and communicate the enhanced probability of heatwaves, which is crucial for timely public health responses and strategic planning. 🌟 Why It Matters? During the pilot, this system provided rapid insights for heatwaves in regions like Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec, establishing that these events were significantly more likely due to human activity. This capability not only enhances our understanding but also supports urgent decision-making to protect communities. 💡 Looking Forward: As we face more frequent and severe weather events, integrating science-based tools like this can help us better predict, prepare for, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. It's a step forward in harnessing technology for sustainability and resilience. #ClimateChange #Innovation #Sustainability #PhysicalRisk #ClimateAction

Great article, adressing the importance of cities in the next IPCC reports!!

Just read about the Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris—eye-opening! It's time to shine a light on the critical role buildings play in the climate crisis. Let's take action together. #ClimateInsights #BuildingForChange #ParisForum

“Urban growth is driving environmental change at an unprecedented scale. The data on this is clear — according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 2020 urban areas collectively contributed about three-quarters of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.” If humanity continues to build cities in the same way we have over the past century — low density, energy and material intensive — more raw materials will be required than the planet can sustainably provide. And this is just to build tomorrow’s cities, not even power them.

Cities - home to more than half of the world’s population and responsible for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions – are at the heart of the climate challenge. #Climatebudgeting is a significant shift to ensure we consider the climate impact of every decision we make, and is a process to bring our climate ambitions to life. Already cities such as Oslo, London and New York have successfully piloted and implemented climate budgeting processes in their city budgets. They are using the climate budgeting process to ensure climate action and achieve Paris-aligned targets. Climate budgeting is a powerful system for decision-makers. It pushes leaders to show how city governments will deliver, month by month and year by year, on our longer-term climate targets, and champion bolder action today. The conversation between Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and C40 Co-chair and Eric Adams, Mayor of New York sheds light on how two of the world’s biggest cities are implementing and scaling their #climateaction via climate budgeting. - Why New York and London are betting on climate budgets - New Statesman Catrin Robertsen Shruti Narayan Kanupriya Kaikeya Devashree Ragde