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  1. WORLD ECONOMY DOING WELL Photo: Rafael Matsunaga/Flickr Dow Jones hits 25,000 January 5, 2018 Global GDP up 3.6%
  2. POVERTY REACHES LOWEST RATE IN HISTORY Photo: Maria Fleischmann/World Bank. Source: World Poverty Clock (projected) 38 million people escaped extreme poverty
  3. 2017: HOTTEST NON-EL NIÑO YEAR ON RECORD Source: NOAA
  4. 2017: GLOBAL EMISSIONS RISE Source: WMO
  5. RECORD HURRICANES IN 2017 Photo: Flickr/Antii Lipponen $135 billion insurance payouts
  6. FLOODING IN SOUTH ASIA Photo: Flickr/CAN Europe 1,400 people killed
  7. BIGGEST FIRES EVER RECORDED IN CALIFORNIA Photo: Flickr/US Department of Agriculture 1.2 million acres burned
  8. SHAKE UP IN GEOPOLITICS Photo: Flickr/European Council President
  9. How Far Will Trump Go? A Fossil Fuel Renaissance or Renewable Energy Surge? Will Momentum on Climate Continue? Will Businesses & Investors Accelerate Momentum Toward Sustainability? Will Mobility Trends Help People & the Planet? The Ascent of Plant-Based Protein? HOW DID WE DO IN 2017? Photo: Michael Fleshman/Flickr
  10. INTRODUCING THE McVEGAN Photo: McDonald’s
  11. NEW DELHI POLLUTION “OFF THE CHART” Source: US State Department
  12. #1 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK 1 in 9 deaths worldwide Photo: Flickr/CIAT
  13. BEYOND HUMAN HEALTH Photo: Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection AIR POLLUTION AFFECTS: • Food production • Solar energy output • Climate change
  14. WHAT TO WATCH: Has China Turned a Corner? Photo: Flickr/Jens Schott Knudsen 2017 Air pollution in Beijing decreased by 20%
  15. WHAT TO WATCH: Will India Step Up Enforcement? Photo: Flickr/CIAT • National and city action plans • Agricultural burning • Cleaner fuel standards
  16. Photo: Flickr/Kamilokardona WHAT TO WATCH: Will People Use Technology to Demand Clean Air? COLOMBIA Purpleair monitors track air quality in real time
  17. WHAT TO WATCH: Photo: Flickr/ZAMG Sentinel-5P: unprecedented detail Will New Satellites Be a Game Changer?
  18. RECORD OIL PRODUCTION Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy
  19. BIG OIL: 5 OF 12 TOP COMPANIES BY REVENUE
  20. ENERGY DOMINANCE? Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore 2018 U.S. to produce record 10 million barrels oil/day
  21. BUT, DISRUPTIVE FORCES IN PLAY… Photo: Flickr/American Tobacco Historic District
  22. CAR COMPANIES… Photo: Flickr/Ford Europe Volvo, Ford, GM announced expanding EV fleets
  23. GOVERNMENTS… Photo: Flickr/NatalieMaynor UK, France, Norway, Netherlands: No new gas cars by 2040
  24. INVESTORS… Photo: Flickr/RosieTulips 2017 155 shareholder resolutions on climate and sustainability
  25. INSURERS… Photo: Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection AXA quits oil sands
  26. …AND OIL COMPANIES STARTING TO RESPOND Photo: Flickr/Jonah G.S. SHELL and STATOIL commit to reduce emissions intensity BP puts $200 million towards solar EXXON agrees to disclose climate risk
  27. WHAT TO WATCH: Offshore Drilling: How Far Will It Go? Photo: Flickr/JournoJen 17 Atlantic and Pacific governors oppose offshore drilling Florida taken off list of states for offshore drilling
  28. Photo: Flickr/Kārlis Dambrāns On deck: Germany, China, India and California WHAT TO WATCH: Will More Governments Ban Gas Cars?
  29. WHAT TO WATCH: Will Development Banks Drop Oil? Photo: Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection WORLD BANK: No upstream oil & gas investment by 2019
  30. WHAT TO WATCH: How Will Saudi Aramco IPO Be Valued? Photo: Flickr/RosieTulips
  31. WHAT TO WATCH: Will Others Follow the World’s Largest Pension Fund? Photo: Flickr/JournoJen NORWEGIAN PENSION FUND ($1 trillion): Advised to divest from oil
  32. Photo: Flickr/Martin Schachermayer WHAT TO WATCH: Will Oil Companies Follow Through?
  33. ONE ADMINISTRATION THAT WON’T… Photo: US Environmental Protection Agency • Clean Power Plan • Vehicle Emissions Standards • Social Cost of Carbon • Paris Agreement
  34. BUT WE ARE STILL IN! Photo: Flickr/David Yu 15 U.S. states 455 U.S. cities 1,700+ U.S. businesses
  35. THE WORLD IS MOVING AHEAD
  36. THE WORLD IS MOVING AHEAD
  37. GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS NEED TO DECLINE RAPIDLY Source: Carbon Crunch
  38. Who Is Going to Lead? Photo: Flickr/European Council WHAT TO WATCH:
  39. Photo: Flickr/Gustavo M 3.5% rise in CO2 in 2017 2018 Launch of national carbon market WHAT TO WATCH: Which Way for China’s Emissions?
  40. WHAT TO WATCH: Source: India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE); Bridge to India Note: all year sin the chart are fiscal years: 1 April – 31 March Will India’s Renewable Energy Growth Keep Pace?
  41. WHAT TO WATCH: Will US Subnational Action Add Up? Photo: Flickr/WRI REPORT RELEASE September 2018
  42. NEW GLOBAL REPORT September 2018 WHAT TO WATCH: What Will the New Climate Economy Find?
  43. Photo: Flickr/Matthew Paulson September 12–14, 2018 San Francisco, CA WHAT TO WATCH: Will 2018 Summit Lead to More Action?
  44. WHAT TO WATCH: US Midterm Elections: Who Comes Out on Top? Source: US Today/ Inside Elections 435 House seats 34 Senate seats 36 Governors
  45. WHAT TO WATCH: Source: Citizens Climate Lobby Will Bipartisan Support for Climate Grow? 62 Members of Climate Solutions Caucus x 66
  46. WHAT TO WATCH: COP24: Will Countries Ramp Up Ambition? Photo: Flickr/Kamil Porembinski • Talanoa Dialogue • Paris Rulebook • Pre-2020 Issues
  47. Photo: International Monetary Fund Follow
  48. Photo: The Economist
  49. THE PATH TO 1.5–2°C RELIES ON CO2 REMOVAL Source: UNEP
  50. THE PATH TO 1.5–2°C RELIES ON CO2 REMOVAL Source: UNEP
  51. THE PATH TO 1.5–2°C RELIES ON CO2 REMOVAL Source: UNEP
  52. A MASSIVE CHALLENGE Source: UNEP 2017
  53. A SPECTRUM OF STRATEGIES Photos: Flickr/AgriLife Today/WRI/United Soybean Board; ClimeWorks, Roger Aines
  54. A SPECTRUM OF STRATEGIES Photos: Flickr/AgriLife Today/WRI/United Soybean Board; ClimeWorks, Roger Aines
  55. A SPECTRUM OF STRATEGIES Photos: Flickr/AgriLife Today/WRI/United Soybean Board; ClimeWorks, Roger Aines
  56. NATURAL STRATEGIES ARE READY TO SCALE 2 billion hectares potential for landscape restoration
  57. DIRECT AIR CAPTURE & STORAGE Photo: ClimeWorks 3 COMPANIES AT THE FOREFRONT: • Carbon Engineering • ClimeWorks • Global Thermostat
  58. ENHANCED WEATHERING Photo: Flickr/Michel G.
  59. WHAT TO WATCH: What Will the IPCC Report Say About Negative Emissions? Photo: Flickr/Takver OCTOBER 2018 Global Warming of 1.5ºC report launch
  60. WHAT TO WATCH: Will Natural Approaches Attract More Investment? Source: CS/WWF/McKinsey
  61. WHAT TO WATCH: Will the First Zero Emission Gas Power Plant Work as Expected? Photo: Net Power and CB&I
  62. 2017: LARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SINCE WWII Photo: Flickr/Hugh Macleod / IRIN 83 million people needed emergency food assistance
  63. FOOD: WATER’S BIGGEST CUSTOMER Photo: Pixabay/Qui Nguyen Khac Agriculture accounts for 69% of global water withdrawal
  64. WATER RISK WIDESPREAD Aquduct Water Risk Atlas
  65. MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA AT HIGH RISK Source: Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas
  66. 2040: WATER STRESS ON THE RISE Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas 33 countries to face extremely high stress
  67. SYRIA’S WAR—PRECEDED BY DROUGHT Photo: Flickr/U.S. Department of State • 1.5 million rural Syrians migrated to cities • Climate change made the drought 2–3X more likely
  68. TROUBLED WATERS IN LAKE CHAD REGION Photo: Espen Røst / Bistandsaktuelt • Lake Chad has shrunk by 95% since 1960s • 2.4 million people displaced • Herder/farmer conflict rivals Boko Haram threat
  69. Will UN Security Council Adopt Climate Resolution? Photo: UNAMID/Flickr WHAT TO WATCH:
  70. WHAT TO WATCH: How Will Countries Manage New Mega-Dams? Photo: Jacey Fortin GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM: • $5 billion project • Africa's largest hydroelectric dam
  71. WHAT TO WATCH: Cities Facing Water Crises? Photo: Aloysius/Pixabay Cape Town “Day Zero” • April 2018 • 4 million residents’ taps run dry?
  72. WHAT TO WATCH: Will Integrated Data Lead to Better Management? Source: Aqueduct Food
  73. WHAT TO WATCH: Can the Data Revolution Help Prevent Crises? Resource Watch Launching April 2018
  74. THE OCEAN IN HOT WATER • US EPA: Average Global Sea Surface Temperature, 1880-2015 Source: US EPA Over 30% of man made co2 emissions
  75. CORAL BLEACHING CRISIS Photo: Flickr/Oregon State University 50% of coral reefs lost due to bleaching Coral bleaching 4x as frequent than 1980s
  76. DROWNING IN PLASTIC Photo: Flickr/Susan White/USFWS ~9 million tons per year More plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050
  77. FISHING BEYOND THE OCEAN'S LIMITS Photo: Flickr/-JvL- 31% overfished 58% fished to capacity
  78. GROWING WAVE OF AWARENESS JANUARY 2016 SDG14 Life Below Water Photo: Flickr/gpparker 1,400 Commitments at The Ocean Conference of the UN UN Special Envoy for the Ocean JUNE 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017
  79. WHAT TO WATCH: Progress on Plastic? Photo: Flickr/Jedimentat44 • 40+ countries have banned, restricted or taxed use of plastic bags • UN proposed ban on plastic in the ocean
  80. WHAT TO WATCH: Will New Leadership Emerge? Photo: Flickr/floheinstein January 22–26 Davos, Switzerland
  81. Photo: Thomas Mues/Flickr Key ocean assets worth $24 trillion WHAT TO WATCH: Will a Blue Economy Narrative Take Hold?
  82. WHAT TO WATCH: Will G7 Leaders Unite? Photo: Flickr/European Council President June 8–9 Charlevoix, Canada
  83. WHAT TO WATCH: Will Negotiations Begin for UN Treaty on the High Seas? Photo: Flickr/Joanna Penn Must protect 30% by 2030 to achieve ocean sustainability
  84. TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH: Will Blockchain Help Green Supply Chains? Photo: Flickr/Corey Templeton
  85. TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH: Will Tree-Planting Drones Take Off? Photo: BioCarbon Engineering
  86. TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH: Self-Driving Pizza Trucks?
  87. TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH: Does Utility-Scale Energy Storage Catalyze Renewables? Photo credit: hoesim
  88. Source: Boston Dynamics Robots? TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH:
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