Financial risks related to climate change and biodiversity loss are currently being addressed
in a largely siloed manner. Neglecting their interconnections, however, may lead to 'blind …

Novel energy production systems are needed that not only offer reductions in greenhouse
gas emissions but also cause fewer overall environmental impacts. How to identify and …

Effective policies to halt biodiversity loss require knowing which anthropogenic drivers are
the most important direct causes. Whereas previous knowledge has been limited in scope …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector encompasses managed
ecosystems and offers significant mitigation opportunities while delivering food, wood and …

Ambitious climate policies, as well as economic development, education, technological
progress and less resource-intensive lifestyles, are crucial elements for progress towards …

Chapter 3 assesses the emissions pathways literature in order to identify their key
characteristics (both in commonalities and differences) and to understand how societal …

We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Recent assessment reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can act as a negative emission
technology and is considered crucial in many climate change mitigation pathways that limit …