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Starting to Adapt 

Chris Hall

Developed countries have also been asked to prepare a report on doubling by COP29. UNEP FI estimates the current adaptation finance gap is around US$194-366 billion per year, and positively, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) found last month that adaptation finance had reached an all-time high of US$63 billion, growing 28% from 2019/20.

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SDSN Reflects on an Impactful 2021!

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN had a busy 2021 where a number of our networks, programs, and teams supported the progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. All this work was featured in our virtual Zero Emissions Solutions Conference alongside the first week of COP26.

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The Adaptation Agenda: Preparing Investors for a 1.5°C+ World

Chris Hall

In the wake of COP26, and with the 27 th edition in sight, the latest IPCC assessment reports [1,2] starkly highlight the risks we are facing if we fail to curb greenhouse gases emissions. trillion investment in adaptation measures [9]. With global surface temperatures already 1.1°C 1], [3], [4]).

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Is Missing 1.5°C the End of the World?

Chris Hall

C overshoot still feels like the elephant in the room. It should be “central to all investors’ risk management processes”, O’Brien says, noting that TIAA utilises climate scenarios set out by the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) to stress test investment processes. C of global warming by 2100 – and between 2.4-2.6°C