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Indicators of climate change and environmental degradation

Foresight

Earth Overshoot Day

Past Earth Overshoot Days
Global Footprint Network, Past Earth Overshoot Days (© Global Footprint Network)
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Global warming -- IPCC estimates

environment-climate-change-ipcc2018
(© IPCC 'Global Warming of 1.5 ºC' report, 2018)
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Accelerated warming -- combination of three trends: rising emissions, declining air pollution and natural climate cycle

Accelerating warming
(© Global warming will happen faster than we think, Nature 564, 30-32 (2018) doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07586-5)
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SDG Interactive Index and Trend Dashboards 2018

2018 SDG Index and Dashboards
(© SDG Index)
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Sustainable development in the European Union

European Union Performance towards the SDGs
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/4031688/9226701/KS-02-18-827-EN-N.pdf/99e61150-e84c-4d5b-ba16-36a75d55855d (@European Union, 2018)
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Ecological wealth of nations

map_of_ecological_deficit_and_reserve-global_footprint_network
(© FAO, Crop production)
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Simulation of Global Temperature

noaa_global_mean_sea_level_chart
(© NOAA Climate.gov)
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Global greenhouse gas emissions

annual_global_total_greenhouse_gas_emission-unep_report_2017
(© UNEP Environment Synthesis Report 2017)
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Primary CO2 emissions reduction potential by technology in the Reference Case and REmap, 2015-2050

primary_co2_emission_reduction-irena-report
(© Perspectives for the energy transition, Irena report 2017)
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Economic growth and low-carbon transition are compatible

economic_growth_and_low-carbon-european_enviroment_agency
(© European Commission, European Environment Agency)
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Global CO2 emissions

co2_emission_from_fossil_fuel_industry_and_products_use_jrc_2017
(© JRC, European Commission)
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Global Mean Sea Level Scenarios for 2100

gmsl_rise_noaa_report_012017
(© NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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UN Progress Dashboards on the SDGs by country

climate-sdgs-dashboards
(© UN SDSN Youth)
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Progress on the SDGs in the OECD countries

oecd_graphic_measuring_distance_to_the_sdg_targets
(© OECD)
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Global average surface temperature change

global_average_surface_temperature_change_ipcc_report
(© IPCC, Climate Change 2014 Report)
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Global average sea ice change

global_average_sea_ice_change_ipcc_report
(© IPCC, Climate Change 2014 report)
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Human-induced soil degradation in the world

human_induced_soil_degradation_in_the_world-climate_change
(© FAO)
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Satellite sea level observations

satellite_sea_level_observations_nasa
(© NASA)
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Arctic sea ice, September extent

artic_sea_ice_minumum_nasa
(© NASA)
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Number of loss events

number_of_loss_events
(© Yale Climate Connections)
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Simulated change in wheat yields in the tropics in response to the temperature increase

simulated_change_in_wheat-climate_change
(© Bird Life Intenational)
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Population exposed to pollution levels above WHO guidelines

Population exposed to pollution levels above WHO guidelines
(© OECD, Green Growth Indicators 2017)
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