Scientists team up with investors to assess climate risk Scientists team up with investors to assess climate risk Norwegian scientists have teamed up with some of the world’s leading investment firms to assess the financial risks associated with global warming. Launched this week, the Centre for International Climate and Environmental …
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News
ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Chesapeake Bay health improves in 2015 Genetically engineered crops: Experiences and prospects Humans have been causing earthquakes in Texas since the 1920s Gone with the wind: Surprising potential to improve reliability in wind power Chance finding could transform plant production Cooling, time in the dark preserve …
ENB Vol. 12 No. 668 – Bonn Climate Change Conference – May 2016 – Issue #3
Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB)Volume 12 Number 668 | Wednesday, 18 May 2016 Bonn Highlights Tuesday, 17 May 2016 | Bonn, Germany Languages: EN (HTML/PDF) FR HTML/PDF) (HTML/PDF) Visit our IISD/ENB Meeting Coverage from Bonn, Germany at:http://www.iisd.ca/climate/sb44/ The Bonn Climate Change Conference continued Tuesday morning with the opening of the APA and a SBSTA …
Water for crops
Water for crops 12-05-2016 12:00 PM CEST By providing information on soil moisture around plant roots, ESA’s SMOS satellite is helping to forecast crop yield and monitor drought
News Release: New Rules Limiting Methane Leakages Will Play Key Role in Slowing Climate Change
New Rules Limiting Methane Leakages Will Play Key Role in Slowing Climate Change For more information, contact: Amaury Laporte at (202) 662-1884 or [email protected] May 12 2016—“EESI has long called for action addressing methane leakages, and today we are delighted that EPA has released its new rules to reduce …
Science for Environment Policy: Ecosystems Services & Biodiversity video
Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity video To keep Europe’s ecosystems healthy, we need to protect biodiversity. How can the ecosystem service approach help? And how can we capture people’s more deeply held values beyond mere money? Watch our short film about the different tools in the ecosystem services toolbox: or read the …
Methane and carbon dioxide on the rise
Methane and carbon dioxide on the rise European Space Agency sent this email alert on 13-05-2016 12:00 PM CEST Methane and carbon dioxide on the rise 13-05-2016 12:00 PM CEST Satellite readings show that atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide are continuing to increase despite global efforts to reduce emissions.
Coastal Risk Consulting – Media Articles
Rising Sea Levels Won’t Doom U.S. Coastal Cities By Matthew E. Kahn In the summer of 2013, Rolling Stone published a long article titled “Goodbye, Miami,” which claimed that climate change will submerge much of the titular city. “By century’s end,” the article warned, “rising sea levels will turn the nation’s urban …
CSRwire News Alert – Ceres Commends EPA for First Ever National Rule Today on Methane Pollution
BOSTON, Mass., May 12 /CSRwire/ – As the clean energy transition continues to pick up steam globally in the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, the nonprofit sustainability Ceres and major investors welcomed today’s commitment from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to significantly cut methane emissions from the oil and …
Sea-level highs and lows
Sea-level highs and lows Sentinel-3A reveals variations in global sea level at this week’s Living Planet Symposium You are subscribed to Observing the Earth for European Space Agency. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. This e-mail alert was generated automatically based on your subscriptions. …