“Race to Net Zero” Report
May 13 , 2023
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- Bangkok-based U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) recently released this report.
- Most Asia-Pacific countries are “insufficiently prepared” to face extreme weather events and natural disasters.
- While the region suffers the worst consequences of climate change, it is also a key perpetrator
- This region alone accounted for 57% of global emissions from fuel combustion in 2020.
- Six of the top 10 countries most affected by these disasters are in the Asia-Pacific region.
- The average annual economic losses across the region caused by natural and biological hazards are estimated at U.S.$780 billion.
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