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Europe is heating up faster than the rest of the world
Europe is heating up faster than the rest of the world

Forecasters constantly set heat records on the continent

Bloomberg NEF names 2 updated scenarios for achieving the main goal of the Paris Agreement
Bloomberg NEF names 2 updated scenarios for achieving the main goal of the Paris Agreement

Analysts emphasized that the speed of implementation of clean technologies and decarbonization of the energy sector will be a decisive factor for success

Madrid was covered with mango-flavored asphalt instead of planting trees
Madrid was covered with mango-flavored asphalt instead of planting trees

Residents of the Spanish capital did not appreciate this “creativity” and asked officials why not plant real fruit trees that help reduce the summer heat

Extremely rapid increase in ocean temperature scares scientists
Extremely rapid increase in ocean temperature scares scientists

Record ocean temperatures indicate that seas are warming faster than expected, and the effects of these changes will be felt everywhere, from polar ice shelves to coastal cities around the world

Switzerland's Climeworks opens the world's largest plant to extract CO2 from the air
Switzerland's Climeworks opens the world's largest plant to extract CO2 from the air

This is the company's second direct air capture (DAC) commercial operation in Iceland

Venezuela has irrevocably lost all its glaciers
Venezuela has irrevocably lost all its glaciers

It became the first country on the planet to lose these important parts of ecosystems due to rising temperatures

In March, the highest average temperature was recorded in the history of observations
In March, the highest average temperature was recorded in the history of observations

Climatologists call for an urgent reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases into the air

Climate change could increase annual headline inflation by 1.18%
Climate change could increase annual headline inflation by 1.18%

Extreme summer heat of 2022 increased food inflation in Europe by about 0.6%

Due to climate change, 1 million hectares of southern Ukraine could be submerged
Due to climate change, 1 million hectares of southern Ukraine could be submerged

If the global temperature rises by 2°C, climate change will become inevitable

The cost of climate inaction is higher than taking action – WMO
The cost of climate inaction is higher than taking action – WMO

During the years 2025-2100, the total cost of inaction is estimated at $1266 trillion

Europe is not ready for rapidly growing climate risks – EEA
Europe is not ready for rapidly growing climate risks – EEA

5 risk categories require urgent measures