Disaster-Prone Caribbean Looks to Better Financing
Flooding is commonplace in the Caribbean, with Guyana for instance, one of the most flood-prone countries in the region, where nearly 90 percent of the population lives in this narrow coastal plain largely below sea level.
Scientists Discover Link Between Climate Change And Ocean Currents Over 6 Million Years
Scientists have discovered a relationship between climate change and ocean currents over the past six million years after analyzing an area of the Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar, according to new research.
A Fresh Start For Climate Change Refugees?
The solutions on migration and climate change being proposed go beyond reinforcing planning mechanisms for countries facing natural disasters; they look also at the migration of affected populations to new countries, including relocation in the industrialised world and the employment possibilities that might be available.
Kiribati President Purchases Resettlement Land as Precaution Against Rising Sea
Kiribati’s president, Anote Tong, said he bought land in Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second-largest island, so that his 103,000 people will have some high ground to go to when a rising sea makes his nation of 33 low-lying coral atolls unliveable.
‘Science Is Science’: Obama Embraces Price On Carbon
President Obama made some remarks on climate change in a new interview airing Monday, in the final episode of Showtime’s acclaimed climate series, “Years of Living Dangerously”
Through the Eyes of a Polar Bear
The first “point of view” video from a polar bear on Arctic sea ice has just become available. The video collars were deployed as part of a new study to understand how polar bears are responding to sea ice loss from climate warming.
Mexico Underlines Transformation in Global Climate Change Debate
Numerous national economies have passed landmark climate and energy-related legislation over the last few years. This is a fundamental repositioning of the centre of gravity of the global climate change debate towards domestic climate change legislation. This is nothing less than game changing.
EPA: First Guidelines to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
The Obama administration unveiled historic environment rules cutting carbon pollution from power plants by 30%, spurring prospects for a global deal to end climate change.
Micronesia Climate Law Seeks to Inspire Global Action
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a western Pacific Island state located north of Papua New Guinea and east of Palau, has become a regional pioneer in drafting national legislation centred on climate change.