Release of the WMO report coincides with the annual session of United Nations General Assembly and the opening of the SDG Action Zone, dedicated to accelerating action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The report also examines the implications of latest data & scientific research on the state of global climate for sustainable development in order to highlight how climate is changing and how these changes will help in achieving the SDGs.
Climate Indicators
The report highlights seven climate indicators, impacting the SDGs:
1. Carbon dioxide concentration
2. Temperature
3. Ocean acidification
4. Ocean heat content
5. Sea-ice extent
6. Glacier mass balance and
7. Sea-level rise.
● Increasing temperatures will led to the global and regional changes as well as shifts in rainfall patterns & agricultural seasons.
● CO2 concentration drives the global climate change and is indirectly responsible for risks related to several climate indicators. Thus reducing carbon emissions is the most effective and necessary climate-related actions to achieve SDGs.
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