More: Climate Crisis
MENA: Unemployment, Governance Challenges and Energy Price Shocks Seen as Major Risks
Business leaders in the Middle East and North Africa view economic and
governance issues as the primary risk in the region, but may underestimate the
risk...
Why Climate Change Is Not a Hoax
We humans are programmed to respond to dangers apparent and immediate,
but the long term, the incipient, and to our eyes invisible elude us.
Climate change...
I love the the Green New Deal but …
Ever since out first ancestor lit a fire,
humans have been pumping CO2 into the atmosphere. Add to that the first
herder because ruminants are another...
Seven ways to fix a warming planet
Many people across the world, including schoolchildren, are demanding
bolder action on climate change by governments, businesses and investors. There
are tremendous opportunities here to “think...
New Environmental Studies Raise Alarms
New environmental research continues to
alarm as three studies published within the past week amply demonstrate.
Danish scientists report a significant increase in winter rain...
It is time to fix the broken nitrogen cycle
From breathtaking advances in synthetic biology to
pitfalls in climate adaptation, UN Environment’s latest Frontiers report, launched today,
explores the biggest emerging environmental issues that will...
Fifty Shades of Green
Climate change has long turned from a narrow
environmental problem into a significant factor affecting economic processes
around the globe. Temperatures on the planet have risen...
Government Inaction While Reports Signal a Climate Crisis
In the wake
of climate-fueled disasters and several alarming reports on climate change, a
gap is evident -- a gap between how the world is responding...
Phasing Out Coal and Other Transitions: Lessons From Europe
Climate change reports are seldom sanguine. Carbon dioxide, the principal culprit, is at record levels, about twice the preindustrial value and a third higher...
Thwarting Trump on Climate Change Denial
We now have the remarkable convenience of the internal combustion engine, and also its noise and chaos and emissions to energize climate change. Burning...