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Global Spotlight Report #11
Theme: Significant 2018 Climate Change Events in Leading Greenhouse Gas Emi ng Countries
Introduc on:
For Global Spotlight Report #11, Climate Scorecard asked our Country Managers to submit posts that describe the most significant climate change event in their countries in 2018. The posts that were submi ed suggest a number of significant trends in the global effort to combat climate change, including: (a) The impact (both posi ve and nega ve) of changes in poli cal leadership – Brazil, Mexico, and Spain ushered in new governments that each signaled their inten on to take different posi ons on climate change from their predecessors; (b) The growing impact of extreme weather events, in countries like Japan and India, increasingly demonstrate the impact of global warming and increase the importance of investments in climate change adapta on measures; and (c) More countries, such as China, Germany, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia, are taking steps toward a low carbon energy transi on.
Australia: Voters Demonstrate That They Want Climate Ac on
Brazil: Elec on of Jair Bolsinaro as President