Due to ecological and environmental constraints, limitations imposed by the industrial structure, and the level of social and economic development, developing countries are generally weaker in terms of their ability to adapt to ...
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However, the upper end of the range has been the subject of social plausibility analysis in a recent paper released by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and discussed in this blog. That analysis was led by MIT, with me and my colleague Martin Haigh as contr...
Dryland agricultural system is under threat due to climate extremes and unsustainable management. Understanding of climate change impact is important to de
Climate change is considered to affect wildfire spread both by increasing fuel dryness and by altering vegetation mass and structure. However, the direct effect of global warming on wildfires is hard to quantify due to the multiple non-climatic factors i
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carbon neutrality by 2050. It has been advancing initiatives toward the “mitigation” of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions mainly through energy-saving activities and the introduction of renewable energy sources and “adaptation” to be prepared for the impact of climate change. ...
Next we apply textual analysis to alleviate concern that increased climate disclosure is driven by heightened climate change risks. We expect firms to increase their disclosure by citing superior environmental performance or announcing plans to increase climate-related investments (e.g., green patents, ...
None of the countries evaluated by a new report are doing enough to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The Climate Change Performance Index 2019, published by NGOs Germanwatch, the NewClimate Institute, and the Climate Action Network, compares the climate performance of 56 countries ...
adaptive capacity; climate change adaptation; policy; adaptation finance; resilience; sustainability; vulnerability; Global South; wealthier countries; developing countries1. Introduction Climate change, induced by many different kinds of human activities, has continued to dominate the global environmental ...