Compounding the acceleration are insidious feedback mechanisms that PIK's research illuminates as potential game-changers. A March 2025 study from the institute projects that even low-to-moderate emission scenarios could unleash amplified heating over the next millennium.
In 2025, global emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels are projected to reach an unprecedented level, underscoring the widening gap between climate ambition and reality.
UNEP has found that fewer than one-third of the countries party to the Paris Agreement submitted updated climate commitments by the end of September 2025.
UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the massive potential negative impact on public health and efforts to curb global warming.
Countries that are the least responsible for climate change are expected to suffer the greatest economic and environmental impacts as they have the fewest resources “to adapt to its impacts.”
Research shows that future super cyclones would expose greater numbers of people in most vulnerable parts of the world to extreme flooding. The study...
This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
Street vendors embody the resilience of India’s informal economy. Their struggle highlights the need for policies that listen to the voices of the working poor rather than displacing them in the name of progress.
This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.