Climate change poses a long-term
threat to winter sports in the area of Cortina, according to a
new United Nations report featuring a stress-test analysis of
the situation in the Italian Dolomites.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2022 State of
Climate Services: Energy report pointed out that climate change
has already had a big impact in the Alpine area in terms of
temperature rise (2 °C over the last 120 years) at a pace that
is as much as twice the global average, with dramatic
consequences in terms of glacier retreat and disappearance.
It said climate change presented multiple risks that should be
carefully considered in planning.
"This is the case in key areas for eyewear production
(Longarone, Sedico, Agordo), where risks for winter sports are
also present," the report said.
"Even more relevant is the combination of high risks for summer
tourism with moderate to high risks for both electricity
distribution and winter sports in the area of Cortina".
The reports said that aggregating historical and future risk
maps for the Belluno Province gave an increase of up to 6.2% in
the direct climate risk and a 10.2% increase in the indirect
climate risk for wet snow events in the 2036-2065 period.
The report said that the global supply of electricity from clean
energy sources must double within the next eight years to limit
global temperature increase. Otherwise, there is a risk that
climate change, more extreme weather and water stress will
undermine our energy security and even jeopardize renewable
energy supplies, it said.
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