Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Projected increase in temperatures and extreme high temperatures across North and Central America.
- Projected increase in relative sea level rise along most coasts, leading to increased coastal flooding and erosion.
- Projected increase in ocean acidification and marine heatwaves.
- Strong declines in glaciers, permafrost, and snow cover.
- Projected increase in extreme tropical cyclones, severe storms, and dust storms in certain regions.
- Projected increases in drought and fire weather in Western and Central North America.
- Projected increase in extreme precipitation and flooding in various regions.
- Anticipated decrease in North American Monsoon precipitation and increase in droughts in Central America and the Caribbean.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather
- Flooding
- Drought
- Fire weather
- Sea level rise
- Ocean acidification
- Marine heatwaves
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13
The report focuses on climate change impacts, which is directly related to SDG 13 (Climate Action).