On Oct. 8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the much anticipated Special Report on 1.5°C in Incheon, South Korea. The release follows an intense week of editing in which scientists responded to government comments. About the report: …
Starting on April 9th, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet for the 72nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London, where delegates are expected to agree on an initial strategy for reducing climate pollution in the international shipping sector. The shipping …
Now that it is finalized, the Clean Power Plan will be an important part of the public discussion on climate change. Unfortunately, some claims may stray from the truth, so we’ve compiled some resources to make fact-checking easier.
International Climate Issues Climate change is a truly global issue, and fighting climate change takes global cooperation. From the Montreal Protocol to the landmark Paris Agreement, international agreements have built the framework for addressing climate change. Since the creation of …
On March 28, President Trump signed a broad executive order taking aim at several Obama-era energy and environmental safeguards. The order will seek to undo or rollback an array of regulations: Clean Power Plan: Trump will likely ask the EPA …
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview with CNBC this morning that he doesn’t believe carbon dioxide is a major contributor to climate change. “I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging …
Last updated: February 27, 2017 The United States generates about one fifth of its electricity from nuclear power, making it the country’s largest zero-emissions energy source. The national rate of nuclear power consumption has remained relatively constant since around 1990. …
As a result of human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, the planet is warming. Those who deny this fact have pointed to a supposed “pause” in warming to justify opposition to climate action. In 2015, a study led …
Tuesday, Nov 8. 10:30 - 11:00 - Germanwatch: Global Climate Risk Index 2017 Location: Press Conference Room Dakhla Who: Christoph Bals, Policy Director at Germanwatch; Sönke Kreft, Author of the Global Climate Risk Index,Team Leader International Climate Policy at Germanwatch; Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu (tbc), …
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is essential to solving climate change. However, another group of gases, known as short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), have a particularly powerful role in raising temperatures in the short-term. SLCPs include: black carbon, methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) …
As one of the world’s most populous major emerging economies, Brazil has been the fifth largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to date with per capita emissions roughly equal to the world average but shared highly unequally across its …
Chinese government and health officials underscored at a Monday press conference in Beijing the importance of following the recently updated national dietary guidelines, which recommend reducing meat consumption by 50 percent. Health and climate change experts stressed that current levels …
The Clean Energy Ministerial is an international forum for advancing collaboration and promoting concrete actions that accelerate the transition to renewable energy. Twenty-three nations including the United States, India and China, along with the European Commission will participate.
Michigan Climate and Energy Facts: Effects of climate change in Michigan Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of floods in Michigan. Ovhttps://climatenexus.org/climate-issues/business/business-climate-change/er the last 50 years, average annual precipitation in most of the Midwest has increased by 5 …
Florida is extremely vulnerable to impacts of climate change that threaten the state’s agriculture, energy and tourism industries Modern annual average (1986–2016) temperature in the Southeast is 0.46°F warmer than it was in the first half of the last century …
Nevada is vulnerable to increasing heat, melting snowpack, droughts, and wildfires Nevada’s climate is already changing. The state has warmed two degrees Fahrenheit in the last century. Nevada can expect increasing frequency and intensity of heat waves, reduced snowpack, reduced …
The Chinese government has recognized that the resource intensity of its economy is not sustainable economically or environmentally, and it is increasingly encouraging growth driven by efficiency gains, technological innovation, and renewable energy.
