An article in Global Sustainability summarizes the latest findings and most important new emerging fields related to climate change science (10 New Insights in Climate Science 2020 - a Horizon Scan) that could provide the key in determining the path to international cooperation in the climate crisis. The 10 new insights in climate science are as follows:

１：Improved models strengthen support for ambitious emission cuts to meet Paris Agreement

２：Emission from thawing permafrost likely to be worse than expected

３：Deforestation is degrading the tropical carbon sink　

４：Climate change will severely exacerbate the water crisis　

５：Climate change can profoundly affect our mental health

６：Governments are not yet seizing the opportunity for a green recovery from COVID-19

７：COVID-19 and climate change demonstrate the need for a new social contract

８：Economic stimulus focused primarily on growth would jeopardize the Paris Agreement

９：Electrification in cities is pivotal for just sustainability transitions

10：Going to court to defend human rights can be an essential climate action

Reference

Pihl, E., et al. (2021). 10 New Insights in Climate Science 2020 - a Horizon Scan. Global Sustainability, 1-65. doi:10.1017/sus.2021.2 

Contributor: IIYAMA Miyuki (Research Strategy Office)