Why this leading shareholder advisory firm is now studying climate change – CNBC
CNBC Why this leading shareholder advisory firm is now studying climate changeCNBCISS said the company built the world’s largest database of company-level climate change data and pioneered investment carbon screening tools that can screening for climate change implications for more than $2 trillion of assets under management. “We …
We now have a climate change sceptic in charge of environment, a man who hates Europe in charge of Brexit, an NHS … – The Independent
The Independent We now have a climate change sceptic in charge of environment, a man who hates Europe in charge of Brexit, an NHS …The IndependentWe now have a health secretary who is hated by (and seems to want to privatise) the health service, an environment secretary who once tried to remove climate change from…
Climate change could lower the quality of your coffee – CNN
CNN Climate change could lower the quality of your coffeeCNNA new study finds that Ethiopia, the world’s fifth-largest coffee producer, could lose up to 60% of its suitable farming land by the end of this century because of climate change. The study, published Monday in Nature Plants, found the combination of …Climate change will make…
This disturbing map reveals how climate change is already affecting your health, based on the state you live in – Business Insider
Business Insider This disturbing map reveals how climate change is already affecting your health, based on the state you live inBusiness InsiderClimate change is already beginning to wreak havoc upon the planet. In the short term, we’re facing more winter storms, miserably hot summers, and a longer allergy season. In the long term, entire coastlines…
Living with climate change: What’s the worst that can happen? – New Scientist
New Scientist Living with climate change: What’s the worst that can happen?New ScientistThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that rapid warming could take key Earth systems beyond their tipping points, part of the worst-case scenario of climate change. Tim Lenton of Exeter University, UK, says a threshold was passed in …
Shortchanged: How The Senate’s Petroleum Industry Governance Bill Fails The Environment And Local Communities – SaharaReporters.com
SaharaReporters.com Shortchanged: How The Senate’s Petroleum Industry Governance Bill Fails The Environment And Local CommunitiesSaharaReporters.comThe result of our examination is the new publication you have on your hands titled “ The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), 2017: Implications for the Environment and Local Communities”. Our analysis clearly shows that PIGB, as passed by the …
Saying ‘climate change’ instead of ‘global warming’ decreases partisan gap by 30 percent in US – Phys.Org
Saying ‘climate change’ instead of ‘global warming‘ decreases partisan gap by 30 percent in USPhys.OrgThe U.S. public doubts the existence of “global warming” more than it doubts “climate change” – and Republicans are driving the effect, the research found. In a nationally representative survey, 74.4 percent of respondents who identified as Republicans … and more »
This is the one climate solution that’s best for the environment — and … – Washington Post
Washington Post This is the one climate solution that’s best for the environment — and …Washington PostPresident Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord has induced a fateful pessimism about what can be expected of the …The Paris Agreement – main page – UNFCCC NewsroomUNFCCC Newsroom all 164 news articles »
Ethiopia’s Coffee Farmers Are ‘On The Front Lines Of Climate Change’ – NPR
NPR Ethiopia’s Coffee Farmers Are ‘On The Front Lines Of Climate Change‘NPRBut the effects of climate change – higher temperatures and less rainfall – could take a toll on the country’s ability to farm this treasured crop. In parts of Ethiopia, spring and summer rains have already declined by 15–20 percent since the 1970s …Ethiopia’s…
California and Arizona Scorching Temperatures Are Result of Global Warming – HuffPost
HuffPost California and Arizona Scorching Temperatures Are Result of Global WarmingHuffPostWhen many people hear about global warming, it conjures images of the world’s temperature getting just a little warmer. NASA’s website asserts, “the average global temperature on Earth has increased by about 0.8° Celsius (1.4° Fahrenheit) since 1880.