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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Shifts in the hydrological cycle resulting in the disappearance of regional climates with related losses of ecosystems, species and the spread of drylands northwards and southwards away from the equator. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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NOAA: global combined land and sea temperatures 22nd warmest on record for February, 17th warmest for Dec-Feb period

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While the contiguous United States just experienced the fourth warmest winter on record, the globe experienced its 22 nd warmest February since record keeping began in 1880, according to the latest State of the Climate report from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. 2012 selected climate anomalies and events. Click to enlarge.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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When Ifeanyi Orajaka was an undergraduate engineering student in 2008, he had his career all mapped out. In 2008 only about half of Nigeria’s 152 million citizens had electricity, according to a Macrotrends report. Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.” Established by former U.S.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Assuming the offset is legitimate—i.e.,

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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The green mobility objective proposes four different quantified targets to be achieved by 2030 and 2050, one for each of four key dimensions: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, air pollution, physical inactivity and noise pollution. from 2008–2012. from 2008–2012. Non-Annex I countries averaged 4.8%

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New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

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Representation of damage from climate change avoided by adaptation, and damage not be adapted to (‘residual damage’) over the longer term. Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change”. Source: “Assessing the costs.”