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Can avoid worst impacts of climate change if emissions decline steeply
January 14th, 2013 by University of Reading
Tough limits on global emissions of greenhouse gases could avoid 20% to 65% of the damaging effects of climate change by 2100, according to research led by the University of Reading‘s Walker Institute and published in the paper ‘A global assessment of the effects of climate policy on the impacts of climate change‘ in the [...]
Current atmospheric C02 level must be reduced to protect coastal cities
January 3rd, 2013 by National Oceanography Centre
By comparing reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and sea level over the past 40 million years, researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton have found that greenhouse gas concentrations similar to the present of nearly 400 parts per million (ppm) were systematically associated with sea levels at least nine metres above current levels. The [...]
World’s largest investors ask governments for ambitious climate and clean energy policy
November 24th, 2012 by European Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
Ahead of the UN climate change conference in Doha, it is clear that global greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise, increasing the risk of dangerous and disruptive climate change. This letter is addressed to the governments of the world’s largest economies, in their roles as domestic policymakers, as important stakeholders in ongoing international negotiations [...]
European Commission promotes efficient living to improve welfare
October 9th, 2012 by European Commission
Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, launched on 8 October 2012 a pan-European communication campaign in collaboration with more than 70 organisations from across Europe. Under the slogan “A world you like. With a climate you like” the campaign seeks to put practical solutions at the centre of the climate change debate and demonstrate [...]
Greenhouse gases rise with GDP but fall more slowly with recession
October 8th, 2012 by Thomson Reuters
Greenhouse gas emissions rise when economies expand but don’t fall as quickly when recession strikes, perhaps because people stick with a higher-emitting lifestyle from the boom times, a study showed. The report, ‘Asymmetric effects of economic growth and decline on CO2 emissions’ in the 7 October 2012 edition of the journal Nature Climate Change dents [...]
The window of opportunity to save the world’s coral reefs is closing
September 17th, 2012 by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the 2° Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and man-made systems. Warmer sea surface temperatures are likely to trigger more frequent and more intense mass coral bleaching events. Only under a scenario with strong action on mitigating greenhouse-gas emissions and the [...]
UK’s Health Protection Agency reports on risks to public health from climate change
September 11th, 2012 by Health Protection Agency
The UK’s Health Protection Agency has published a report about the risks to public health in the UK from climate change. The study, Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2012, is an extensive update of the earlier report, Health effects of climate change in the UK published in 2001, and “Health effects of climate [...]
Science academies ask G8 to tackle global environmental challenges
May 11th, 2012 by US National Academy of Sciences
National science academies from 15 countries issued joint statements on 10 May 2012 calling on world leaders who are about to meet at the upcoming G8 Summit and other international gatherings this year to give greater consideration to the vital role science and technology could play in addressing some of the planet’s most pressing challenges. [...]
Environmental impact of the Web
April 19th, 2012 by admin
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Recession must not delay action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
March 20th, 2012 by Charlie Dunmore
This article is reproduce with permission – © Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved The European Union cannot use the economic slowdown as an excuse to delay action on fighting climate change, the bloc’s first-ever chief scientific adviser has warned. Molecular biologist Anne Glover took on the newly created role reporting to European Commission President [...]
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