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Economic and Development Opportunities Abound With Global Warming

Contrary to current cost models for lowering greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change, a group of researchers from the University of Cambridge conclude that even very stringent reductions of can create a macroeconomic benefit

15 Mar 2009

Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions That Need to Be Made About Climate Change

Following a successful International Scientific Congress attended by more than 2,500 delegates from nearly 80 countries, preliminary messages were summed up. The conclusions will be published as a full report in June 2009. The conclusions were handed over to the Danish Prime Minister Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen today

15 Mar 2009

New NASA Aerosol Observing Satellite To Increase Climate Change Understanding

A new detection technique and a new satellite instrument developed by NASA scientists, the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), should help understand what drives climate change.

15 Mar 2009

New York City Under Threat of Sea Level Rises Caused by Global Warming

Global warming is expected to cause the sea level along the northeastern U.S. coast to rise almost twice as fast as global sea levels during this century, putting New York City at greater risk for damage from hurricanes and winter storm surge

15 Mar 2009

Global Air Pollution is Increasing Says New Research

A University of Maryland-led team has compiled the first decades-long database of aerosol measurements over land, making possible new research into how air pollution changes affect climate change. The researchers show that clear sky visibility over land has decreased globally, indicative of increases in aerosols, or airborne pollution.

12 Mar 2009

Health Consequences of Climate Change

The health impact of climate change is a critical issue that policy-makers should be aware of while setting priorities for action and investment to mitigate the impact of global climate change

11 Mar 2009

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create a Nano-Sized Photocatalyst for Making Fuel by Artificial Photosynthesis

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have now taken a critical step towards making fuel from artificial photosynthesis with the discovery that nano-sized crystals of cobalt oxide can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules

11 Mar 2009

With Support Renewable Power Will Provide 40 Percent of Global Electricity by 2050

With adequate financial and political support, renewable energy technologies like wind and photovoltaics could supply 40 percent of the world's electricity by 2050

11 Mar 2009

Bigger Medical, Council and Property Bills to be the Result of Climate Change

Climate change concerns like melting icecaps, increased desertification, loss of coral reefs and the extinction of species like polar bears can seem a distant concern in our everyday lives. Little attention, however, has been paid to the likelihood of increased bills, through tax and insurance charges, that will be incurred as the climate changes

11 Mar 2009

Nutritional Value of Algae Reduced by Climate Change

Researchers have found that micro-algae grow faster at a higher CO2 concentration yet this growth was also associated with a change in the composition of the algae

11 Mar 2009