Climate Change Adaptation Costs Likely to Hit 2-3 Times Current Estimates
Even if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to the level required to keep global temperature rise below 2°C this century, the cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries is likely to reach two to three times the previous estimates of $70-100 billion per year by 2050, according to a new UNEP report.
Lima Climate Talks: EU and US at Odds Over Legally Binding Emissions Targets
The European Union (EU)’s delegation at the climate change conference in Lima has argued that legally binding carbon emissions cuts applying should be set for all countries and should be adopted by 2015 and entered into force by 2020.
Education is Key to Climate Adaptation
According to new research, education makes people less vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods, landslides, and storms that are expected to intensify with climate change.
Modeling the Past to Understand the Future of a Stronger El Niño
It was fishermen off the coast of Peru who first recognized the anomaly, hundreds of years ago. Every so often, their usually cold, nutrient-rich water would turn warm and the fish they depended on would disappear. Then there was the ceaseless rain. They called it “El Nino.
56 Countries Seek Carbon Capture Incentives In Next UN Climate Deal
Delegates from almost 200 nations will meet in Peru next month to work on the accord, amid new scientific warnings about risks of floods, heatwaves, ocean acidification and rising seas.
Earth Headed for Warmest Year on Record
The planet notched its warmest October ever, continuing on its track for the warmest year on record as global warming continues unabated, scientists announced today.
Discovering A Belt Of Carbon Dioxide
A continuous belt of higher carbon dioxide concentrations circled an area in the Southern Hemisphere that covered the tip of South America, Africa and southern Australia. Computer models that predict how chemicals move throughout the atmosphere did not predict this band.
Warmest Oceans Ever Recorded
This summer has seen the highest global mean sea surface temperatures ever recorded. Temperatures even exceed those of the record-breaking 1998 El Nino year.
US and China Reach Historic Climate Change Deal, Vow to Cut Emissions
In a historic climate change deal, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced both countries will curb their greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades.