The figures show that adaptation expenditures are relatively low compared to residual costs, which are 3–20 times higher to start with in 2020, but then decline, so that by 2100 they are 40–400% higher.
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Every year, around 90% of the world’s population does not fly

A roundtrip flight from Paris to Tokyo emits 4.12t of CO2, nearly equivalent to the average global annual energy-related carbon footprint per person, which is 4.7t of CO2, according to International Energy Agency

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What are the most frequented flight routes in Europe?

A whopping 43 flights between London and Amsterdam departed every day last year, making it the second-busiest route in Europe despite a direct 4-hour train alternative.

It’s time to rethink how we travel in Europe.

E. Duflo, Nobel Prize-winning economist, suggests raising the international tax on multinational corporations from 15 to 20% and adding a 2% wealth tax on the world's top 3,000 billionaires. Combined, these climate taxes could generate up to $400b annually heated.world/p/nobel-prize-…

Sea level rise according to IPCC Sixth Assessment Report:

- 1901 to 2018: +0.20 meters

- Projections for 2100: 0.38m (SSP1-1.9) to 0.77m (SSP5-8.5)

Consider ecological overshoot.

On Monday, NOAA confirmed 4th global coral bleaching event after 1998, 2010 and 2014-2017

According to the IPCC if global warming exceeds 1.5C for a sustained period, close to 80% percent of existing reefs will die or be severely diminished

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'The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks'

Currently, more than 54 percent of the world’s coral area has experienced bleaching-level heat stress in the past year, and that number is increasing by about 1 percent per week

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In 2023, Canada set a record for the largest area of forest burned in its history: 8.6 million hectares.

Over 90% of these losses were related to wildfires

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“Doomerism, inactivity and weaponised hopelessness are the only trump cards left for the power that don’t want change. Don’t let them win” In a Nutshell #ClimateAction

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Launched on March 4, the MethaneSAT satellite will, in its first year, provide more data on methane emissions from oil and gas than has been collected in the last fifty years. Starting in early 2025, this data will be freely available. courrierinternational.com/article/climat…