A recent climate report highlighted new data on global climate patterns and found that several key indicators of climate change are continuing to reach concerning levels. The report listed a range of scientists and analysts who warned that climate change is causing rising temperatures, more extreme weather events, and accelerating environmental stress that is challenging mitigation efforts – and that there is a need for faster international cooperation.

The report highlighted that the global average temperatures continued to be much higher than long term averages, leading to increased frequency and intensity of heatwaves, droughts and ecosystem impacts consistent with scientific projections for a warmer world. The report cited new climate assessments from organizations around the world, where melting ice is leading to water stress, impacting agriculture, health and human welfare.

The UK and Europe have broken heat records on numerous occasions over the past few months, which is further stretching infrastructure and public services. Heath and emergency planners have issued warnings on heat related illness, particularly for those at risk such as elderly, and those working outside.

Issues related to climate justice were also brought up in the report, which indicated that a considerable proportion of emissions of carbon in the past have come from richer nations, but poorer nations suffer harshly from climate change impacts.

The piece ended with messages from climate change scientists and activists, urging for more ambitious climate action, such as more rapid shifts to renewable energy, more ambitious international climate finance promises, and more urgent policy implementation to cut emissions to offset warming.