Global Climate Conference, Local Impacts

The document highlights how global climate decisions at COP27 affect local areas through three primary tools: an analysis of U.S. warming scenarios, the Global Climate Shift Index (CSI-Global) tracking daily temperature influences in over 1,000 cities, and the Picturing Our Future tool visualizing sea level rise. It emphasizes the gap between current emissions trajectories and the 1.5°C to 2°C warming limits agreed upon in 2015.

• Current global emissions trajectories indicate a significant gap between aspirational targets and actual commitments, with the UN Emissions Gap report projecting warming of 2.4-2.6°C by the end of the century.
• Projected warming in the United States by 2100 varies significantly based on emissions scenarios: rapid cuts (SSP1-2.6) could result in warming between 1°C and 2.5°C (1.8 to 4.5°F) by 2050, while very high emissions (SSP3-7.0) could lead to warming between 3°C and 5°C (5.4 to 9°F) by 2100.
• Analysis from the Global Climate Shift Index (CSI-Global) indicates that 96% of the world's population experienced daily temperatures influenced by climate change during the 12 months ending in September 2022, with the strongest effects felt by those on small islands and near the equator.
• Lagos, Nigeria is identified as a critical area of concern, serving as the world's largest hotspot for human exposure to climate-altered daily temperatures and facing extreme future risks from sea level rise.

APA

Climate Central (2022). Global Climate Conference, Local Impacts. https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-cop27-local-impacts

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Climate Central. Global Climate Conference, Local Impacts. 2022. https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-cop27-local-impacts.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatecentral2022global, author = {{Climate Central}}, title = {{Global Climate Conference, Local Impacts}}, institution = {Climate Central}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/global-cop27-local-impacts}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }