A warming planet holds potential risks for home prices, investments, banking and other aspects of the global economy, the government said.
Biden Wants To Measure How Climate Change Impacts America’s Finances
President Biden wants the government to measure the financial fallout of a changing climate on American families, businesses and the federal …
Figure of the week: Climate change and African agriculture
The report highlights the heterogeneity of climatic changes, as temperature and precipitation, across the continent vary substantially by region (Figure 1).
Report: $8.1B of Sandy’s Damages Attributable to Climate Change
Studies have found no evidence that Sandy’s intensity, size or storm track were made more likely by climate change, but this study suggests that …
University of Michigan pledges to make its campuses carbon-neutral in climate change fight
… to combat global climate change, with a goal of making emissions at university’s campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint carbon neutral by 2040.
The 10 best books to understand the climate crisis, according to experts
In “The Sixth Extinction,” journalist Elizabeth Kolbert argues that climate change may be leading us to a man-made sixth extinction by drawing upon …
Forests and climate change: ‘We can’t plant our way out of the climate crisis’
Some climate activists advocate large-scale tree-planting campaigns in forests around the world to suck up heat-trapping carbon dioxide and help rein in …
Local Farmers Are Adapting Amid Climate Change
As our climate continues to change, local farmers are seeing firsthand the need to adapt. “Farmers are used to changes in weather but in my personal …
Time for South Korea to Deliver Bold Climate Action: 50% Cut
President Moon Jae-in can do so, and position South Korea as a global leader on climate, by committing to cut his country’s climate–changing …
In The Face Of Climate Change, Cities Focus On Resilience & Sustainability
“Florida is deeply threatened by the existential threat of global climate change,” says Glickman. “Our pillars of our economy, from tourism, to agriculture, …