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Changes are possible: The EU’s Climate Action Progress Report 2023 shows a remarkable achievement: the largest annual drop in emissions in decades. This significant reduction highlights the effectiveness of current climate measures and represents a major step towards a more sustainable future. 🌍💚

OECD The Climate Action Monitor 2024 [7 November 2024] https://lnkd.in/gk2FtQ_h The Climate Action Monitor is the annual flagship publication of the International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC). Building on the IPAC Dashboard of climate-related indicators, it provides insights on global climate action and progress towards net-zero targets for 51 OECD and OECD partner countries. This year's edition presents a comprehensive evaluation of net-zero targets, major climate-related hazards, and the key trends in climate action. Directed towards policy makers and practitioners, the findings suggest that current 2030 commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are not ambitious enough to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, and that without a significant expansion in national climate action, countries will not be able to meet the net-zero challenge.

If Trump continues his previous polices, such as withdrawing from Paris Agreement on Climate Change and The UNFCCC it is likely (projected by the Carbon Brief) that the US could emit an estimated additional 4 billion tons of carbon to the atmosphere in the next 5 years. To put it the other way this estimated emission is equivalent to the combined emissions of 140 developing countries of the world by the year 2030. Climate Change is a Global challenge, America’s indifference at this very crucial stage could have serious repercussions for the world.

COP29 Virtual Pavilion, Climate Action Monitor 2024: Monitoring progress towards net zero 7 Nov 2024 | 16:00 - 17:30 Central European Time The OECD’s Climate Action Monitor, developed for policymakers by the International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC), provides an annual comprehensive assessment of progress made by OECD and OECD partner countries towards their net-zero targets and Paris Agreement commitments. This session will discuss the Climate Action Monitor’s findings in the context of the evolution of global climate and current national emissions targets in the context of increasing climate-related hazards.

Since the 2019 European Union elections, the bloc has significantly improved its climate performance, with its emissions trajectory now consistent with limiting global temperature rise to a little above 2°C by the end of the century — a more than 1°C improvement in just five years.

Climate Wallet - Issue #6 Today we will look at the implications of Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the environment and our investments. https://lnkd.in/gkQ9XcFg

This report, “2024 Review of Climate Ambition in Asia and the Pacific: From Ambitions to Results: Sectoral Solutions and Integrated Action,” highlights the Asia-Pacific region’s critical role in global climate mitigation, contributing over 50% of global GHG emissions.

LISTED ACTIVITIES UNDER THE NEW CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 22 OF 2024 Under section 26 of the CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 22 OF 2024, the Minister for Environment must publish : a) A list of GREENHOUSE GASES which he believes, cause or are likely to cause or exacerbate climate change, and b) A list of ACTIVITIES which emit or has the potential to emit, one or more of the "listed" greenhouses gases. The listed activities must apply to greenhouse gas emitting activities which have already commenced as well as new gas emitting activities. The listed activities must also determine quantitative GHG Emission Thresholds. The Minister may review the various lists in line with the requirements of national and international mitigation goals.

Net zero has been at the heart of debate on climate change for a long time, but for many, uncertainty still surrounds the term. Find out more about net zero from Mark Radka, Chief of the Energy and Climate Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP.

COP29: Focus turns to climate finance as talks on new headline goal stall via BusinessGreen #COP29 #climate #suatinability #businessgreen https://lnkd.in/e3rwAafs