A limited number of complex numerical models that simulate the Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and land processes are the primary tool to study how climate may change over the next century due to anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. A standard assumption is that these climate models are random...
How climate change models could get better, thanks to NASA.(Science)(Glory satellite)NASA is set to launch satellite Glory early Wednesday. It will measure incoming sunlight and atmospheric particles, both key to crafting better climate models.Spotts, Pete...
However, as COP29 winds down, many developing countries and nongovernmental organizations are dissatisfied with the current language in the proposed climate finance agreement. In 2015, under the Paris Agreement, participating countries agreed to set a New Collective Quantified Goal, or NCQG, on...
The most general conclusion to be drawn from these results is that many students appear to confuse different major environmental problems. In particular, logical and apparently consistent models are held for the confusion between global warming and ozone-layer depletion. In a similar, but less ...
There are consequences of living big. As middle-class houses have grown larger, two things have happened. First, large houses take time to maintain, so cleaners and other low-wage service workers are required to keep thes...
The chapter outlines how nature-based solutions can be incorporated into higher-density regenerative urban redevelopment through new technologies and supported by planning models, many of which can be best designed and managed at precinct scale. The ‘additionality’ of green and blue nature-based ...
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Emma Gibbs: There are many methods under development: enhanced weathering, no or low till farming, storing more carbon dioxide in the oceans. And that’s great because we are going need lots of different solutions. The three that we’ve spent the most ...
How Many G-SIBs Are There Worldwide? As of the FSB’s November 2023 list, there are 29 G-SIBs worldwide. Credit Suisse (CS) and UniCredit (UNCRY) have moved below the threshold for the designation, and one bank has been added.14 ...