Climate change’s heavy toll As global temperatures rise, they put billions of people at risk of heatwaves, water shortages and a range of other problems. And these impacts fall hardest on the poorest and most vulnerable people. The map below shows the cumulative risks from major climate imp...
China has released its official road map for capping carbon emissions before 2030, delivering details on the country's climate push that have been eagerly awaited by environmentalists and captains of industry alike. The plan from the State Council, China's cabinet, was promised in March by Prem...
Here, we use a recently compiled global tree distribution dataset54, covering 41,835 species or 65.1% of the known tree species globally55, to map tree PE and explore its macroecological drivers, its conservation status, and exposure to future pressures. We analysed the relative roles of presen...
specialized training, mentorships, and engaging activities to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of climate change and its associated policy development landscape. By the conclusion of this open class, participants...
In an era of accelerating climate change, evolving technologies can help people predict the near-future and adapt.
Roadmap for Climate Alliance Economies to vision 2030: Retrospect and LessonsCO2emissionsRenewable energyNon-renewable energyEconomic growthEnvironmentThe United Nations Climate Conference 25, held in December 2019, reached a significant agreement against implementing the Paris agreement come 2020. Bound by ...
This paper presents a new detailed global quantitative assessment of the economic consequences of climate change (i.e. climate damages) to 2060. The analys
. Figures using the two other DGVMs are shown in Extended Data Figs.6and7. World map from rnaturalearth package45. Source data Full size image Using output from the DGVMs of projected changes in biome cover and the estimated proportional change in the per-area values in response to ...
Climate change threatens to undermine efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. However, climate policies could impose a financial burden on the global poor through increased energy and food prices. Here, we project poverty rates until 2050 and assess how th
This paper synthesizes what is known about the physical and biophysical impacts of climate change and their consequences for societies and development unde