Global Scans · Climate Change & Extreme weather · Weekly Summary

• [New] As corporate exposure to climate change grows, regulators worldwide are expanding disclosure requirements to improve transparency and help stakeholders understand financial and other risks that could disrupt markets if left unmanaged. Erm
• [New] As the first African host of the G20, South Africa sees 2025 as an opportunity to spotlight African priorities, including development financing, debt relief, and climate change. Friedrich Naumann Foundation
• [New] Australians for Mental Health is urging all governments to take steps to slow climate change, after the first national climate risk assessment warned of the associated impacts on mental health. Mirage News
• [New] Wright emphasized that the next-generation reactors will provide reliable and affordable energy for Americans, mitigate concerns about climate change, and reduce reliance on Russia. BGR
• [New] Under the future climate change scenario, people will be exposed to wildfire smoke more frequently and intensely in California, and it is critical to reveal potential health impacts from exposure to PM2.5 from wildfire. Society of Toxicology (SOT)
• [New] The EU is committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5 °C with ambitious and pragmatic intermediary targets. Energy
• [New] Globally, countries face increasingly severe natural events, driven by extreme weather and risk-blind planning. United Nations
• [New] The European Union will double down on its support for reforming global development banks to do more to fight climate change, a draft EU document showed. Clean Energy Wire
• [New] Human-caused global warming is disrupting the global water cycle in ways that could bring severe water scarcity sooner than expected. Newsweek
• [New] Complete analysis by 2030 to identify which DDTS operations are most at risk from climate change and environmental risks and produce mitigation/adaptation plans for keystone digital infrastructure. GOV.UK
• [New] As continued climate change increases the accessibility of the Arctic, the resulting shifts in maritime geography are poised to restructure global trade networks by redistributing economic opportunities and environmental burdens in profoundly unequal ways. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Ongoing cuts by rich nations to foreign aid are threatening their pledge to double finance by the end of 2025 to help developing countries adapt to climate change, a new report has warned. Climate Home News
• [New] Climate change is a public health emergency, driving heat, poor air quality, stronger storms, and new diseases that threaten people's health and strain health care systems. ABC News
• [New] As the Earth continues to get hotter, climate change is likely to bring more hard-to-predict occurrences. NewsBreak
• [New] As one in five people globally faces increased risks of extreme weather, efforts to reduce poverty must align with emissions reductions and building resilience, requiring even greater investment and international cooperation. fundsforNGOs News - Grants and Resources for Sustainabi
• [New] Sustainable practices will enhance supply chain resilience, reduce operational costs, and directly contribute to global climate change mitigation. FinancialContent
• [New] Disruptions and Resilience: Supply chains continue to face challenges from global events, inflation, climate change, and geopolitical events. The Chronicle-Journal
• [New] With rising global temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, climate-related workplace risks are becoming a top concern for health and safety managers. spacebands
• [New] Climate change will cause about 250,000 additional deaths a year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress. American Chemical Society
• [New] At current rates, humans will burn enough fossil fuels and release enough climate pollution to commit the planet to over 1.5 °C of global warming above preindustrial temperatures within about three more years, in 2028. Yale Climate Connections
• [New] The Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska could see 6 to 8 times more land lost to the combined impacts of permafrost thaw and subsidence, sea-level rise, and erosion by the end of the century compared to the effects of erosion alone. USGS

Last updated: 11 October 2025