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Next level of climate ambition
One of the most encouraging trends of recent years has been the groundswell of private companies from all sectors of the global economy who are taking action to reduce their carbon footprint and do their part on climate change.
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One of the most encouraging trends of recent years has been the groundswell of private companies from all sectors of the global economy who are taking action to reduce their carbon footprint and do their part on climate change. (Shutterstock/elenabsl)
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aking decisive action on climate change is one of the most important challenges of our time. Climate impacts are being felt all around the world: cataclysmic fires in California and much of the American West; floods all over the world; rising seas.
And we are on track to experience much worse unless we take collective action to change how we power our homes and factories, build our cities, and feed and transport ourselves.
Indonesia will be affected more than most. A recent McKinsey study highlighted that the chances of extreme precipitation in Indonesia could increase three- or four-fold by 2050.
A report by the United States based nonprofit research group Climate Central estimated that Indonesia will be heavily impacted by sea level rise, with an estimated 23 million Indonesians living in coastal cities at risk of losing their homes due to coastal flooding by 2050 from higher sea levels.
Tackling this challenge requires a global effort. Countries, including Indonesia, are making commitments through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The coronavirus, while exacting a devastating toll on human lives and welfare, has shed new light on opportunities to reduce carbon emissions.
Governments and companies have embraced videoconferencing that could reduce future carbon-intensive air travel. And just as Indonesia has vowed to build a green new capital city in Kalimantan, governments in many parts of the world have pledged to leverage
COVID-19 recovery plans to build back greener.
