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  • [New] Global warming is now likely to reach 2 °C before 2050, a level associated with major disruption to water and food systems, migration and human health, increasing the risk of climate-driven inflation, financial shocks and the withdrawal of insurance from high-risk areas much sooner than expected. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
  • [New] Climate change could reduce crop yields by 10-25% by 2050 without adaptation measures, creating urgent demand for climate-resilient crop varieties and farming technologies. Persistence Market Research
  • [New] Agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050 to feed a global population exceeding 9.7 billion people, even as climate change threatens yields in major producing regions. Persistence Market Research
  • [New] Global warming is likely to force assertive redirection of global energy markets in order to achieve a prudent standard of mitigation; the resulting process of energy transformation will fundamentally alter prevailing policies and institutional relationships. Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland
  • [New] The onset of a potentially powerful El Nino weather pattern could boost global heat in the oceans and atmosphere even further in 2026 and into next year. GorakhaPatra
  • [New] The reduction of pollution and climate impacts could save the world $4.2 trillion per year by 2030. United Nations
  • [New] Many densely populated cities such as Shanghai and Mumbai or megacities such as the Pearl River Delta would be uniquely vulnerable to increased coastal flooding, highlighting one of the many risks that climate change poses to urban health. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • [New] Drier weather patterns are forecast in parts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia during the monsoon season, but wetter conditions are anticipated during the rainy season from September to December in East Africa. UN News
  • [New] Severe Resource Strain: By 2030, data center cooling loops will consume enough fresh water annually to meet the basic survival needs of the 1.3 billion people living in sub-Saharan Africa. Insights IAS
  • [New] Adaptation measures, targeted support and stronger public health planning will be essential to protect communities as UK temperatures continue to rise. CIEH
  • [New] Water shortages in England are predicted to reach 5bn liters a day by 2055 - equivalent to a shortfall of 2,000 Olympic-sized pools - as a result of climate breakdown, population increases and the expansion of water-intensive industries such as datacenters. The Guardian
  • [New] The demands of climate change are putting Aotearoa New Zealand's ability to plan, decide and act together under increasing pressure. Climate Change Commission
  • [New] Climate change is making extreme heat more severe, creating growing risks for public health, water security, agriculture, and economies worldwide. fundsforNGOs News - Grants and Resources for Sustainabi
  • [New] The United Nations has launched an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative calling on AI companies to disclose the carbon, water, and land-use impacts of their data centers and transition to renewable energy by 2030. MarketingProfs
  • [New] India hosting the next edition of the 'Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission' will strengthen India's MAHASAGAR vision, and it will support India's broader vision of Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute
  • [New] The water industry had not received the necessary investment in infrastructure under the privatised model, but the National Audit Office has estimated water companies will need to invest at least £290bn into infrastructure before 2050 to maintain networks and meet population needs. City AM
  • [New] With a strong El Nino weather pattern expected to suppress Atlantic hurricane activity in 2026, most reinsurers are well placed to comfortably exceed their cost of capital in 2026. Insurance Journal
  • [New] An El Nino weather pattern had formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of 2026 to become the strongest for seven decades. AtCoMedia. Inc
  • [New] Climate change will amplify the effects of El Nino in 2026. AtCoMedia. Inc
  • [New] Forecasters are expecting the stronger weather to bring excessive rainfall to the Americas, and hot, arid conditions to Asia, where crop planting has already been disrupted. AtCoMedia. Inc
  • [New] NOAA's confirmation that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific raises the risk of renewed weather-related volatility across commodity markets over the next 6 to 18 months. Saxo Bank (Schweiz) AG

Last updated: 06 July 2026



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