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Small Glimmers Of Hope As Climate Changes Exacerbate Violence

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has established a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan. This region has become the global epicenter of violent extremist activity.

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Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption Is Accelerating, But Stronger Push Is Needed

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At this year’s COP27 held in Egypt, the BloombergNEF (BNEF) research company released its study for the 2022 Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook. The ZEV Factbook shows that the adoption of zero-emission vehicles has accelerated over the past year across almost all markets and vehicle segments.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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GtCO 2 /year (heavy-duty vehicles) and by 2.0 GtCO 2 /year (light duty vehicles) by 2030. A shift to more electric vehicles is also included. Estimates put the electric-drive share of new vehicle sales at between 7 - 10% by 2030. Fuel efficiency measures could potentially reduce emissions by 0.88