Global Scans · Climate Change & Extreme weather · Weekly Summary

• [New] The Department of Energy issued a report in July that raised concerns about grid reliability driven by increased risks from factors like rising demand for AI data centers, power plant retirements, and extreme weather. ColumbusFreePress.com
• [New] Surging power demand and mounting geopolitical tensions have made 2050 net zero goals unattainable, with the world now on track for 2.6 °C of global warming. WoodMac.Site.Features.Shared.ViewModels.Metadata.Publis
• [New] Climate change is projected to increase the frequency of extreme precipitation events and the likelihood of short-term summer drought in New York State. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Responding to climate change gives New York an opportunity to work toward a more just and resilient energy system in which all racial, ethnic, Indigenous, and socioeconomic groups have equitable benefits of clean and resilient energy infrastructure, affordable energy, and associated jobs. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Emissions must drop by about 60% by 2035 to keep global temperature rise within 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels - a critical threshold beyond which the world faces far more catastrophic consequences, including heatwaves, droughts, floods and sea-level rise. ESG Post
• [New] Legions of central bankers, economists, insurers, and financial experts are sounding the alarm about the multiple threats that climate change poses to the global economy. U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
• [New] Climate change constitutes one of the most important threats to human health worldwide. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Human-driven climate change could fundamentally reshape ENSO's behaviour and its influence on distant regions, including parts of Europe. ScienceDaily
• [New] India has a compelling need for instruments like cat bonds to shield its rapidly growing economy from massive climate risk, particularly because ILS can provide immediate, rules-based liquidity following a disaster. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• [New] Under current climate policies, emissions until 2050 lock in 0.3m more global mean sea-level rise by 2300 than historical emissions until 2020. Nature
• [New] Heightened geopolitical tensions, climate risk and societal divisions are reshaping the world. Commercial Risk
• [New] The bottom line is, US infrastructure remains largely outdated, and there are rising risks associated with growing demand, shifting extreme weather patterns, and the adoption of advanced technologies. Global X ETFs Australia
• [New] Changes in the microbiomes of other domains, i.e. due to climate change, might have important repercussions on the overall One Health Microbiome, a phenomenon that is still largely unexplored. BioMed Central
• [New] As the global population continues its upward surge, challenges like land scarcity, climate change, and water limitations threaten traditional agriculture. Farmonaut
• [New] Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, is giving artificial intelligence a key role in protecting its 2 trillion US dollar portfolio from climate risk. Clean Energy Wire
• [New] By 2050, equity markets in countries in Oceania, North America, Asia and southern Europe, are projected to underperform by between 41% and 54% in a high warming scenario, largely due to exposure to extreme weather events and resource scarcity. Pensions Age
• [New] In a high warming scenario, unaddressed climate change could push global GDP over 10% below current expectations by 2050, while projections beyond 2050 show further deterioration where developed economies risk GDP growth stalling completely between 2050 and 2075. Pensions Age
• [New] Climate change is set to reshape global growth expectations by disrupting the fundamental drivers of economic stability, with both transition and physical risks directly affecting growth, inflation, and long-term financial stability. Pensions Age
• [New] Vulnerable communities worldwide are shouldering mounting death tolls from extreme weather events, disaster-induced internal displacement, and the disruption of global supply chains leading to food insecurity and reduced healthcare access. World Resources Institute
• Under future climate change scenarios, models with greater historical sea ice tend to lose more sea ice by 2100, contributing to stronger radiative feedback. EurekAlert!
• Ocean heat uptake and the resulting thermal sea level rise by the year 2100 are projected to be 3-14% higher than the average from CMIP6, a leading collection of climate models. EurekAlert!
• By 2040, 7 million additional people in PNG will live in areas at risk of malaria transmission, with 2.8 million directly attributable to climate change and the remainder due to population growth. PubMed Central (PMC)

Last updated: 01 November 2025