Whether it is heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms or hurricanes, climate change is directly contributing to a growing number of humanitarian emergencies across the globe.
The numbers are stark – research shows that 3.6 billion people are already living in areas which are highly susceptible to climate change. Shockingly, climate change is also expected to cause some 250,000 deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 from the likes of undernutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone*. Whether the world is doing enough is very much open to debate – but it has responded. Deep Dive: REIT sector focus matters even as sharp discounts abound For example, more than 190 countries agreed to a legally-binding international treaty to reduce their greenhous...
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