Gauging economic consensus on climate change
The authors conducted a large-sample global survey on climate economics, which we sent to all economists who have published climate-related research in the field’s highest-ranked academic journals; 738
Climate Economics
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Adapting to climate change can bring $ 16 trln in returns
Oslo: Helping developing nations to adapt to climate change such as floods or heatwaves can give bigger economic benefits than a focus on deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a study said.
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Big Benefits Seen In Adapting To Climate Change
Helping developing nations to adapt to climate change such as floods or heatwaves can give bigger economic benefits than a focus on deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, a study indicated on Friday.
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Climate volatility deepens poverty vulnerability in developing countries
Climate change will affect urban workers the most, according to a study modelling the effects of climate change in 16 developing countries. The survey examined the potential economic influence of adverse climate events, such as heat waves, drought and heavy rains, on seven socioeconomic groups.
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China urged to limit emissions
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Even as China continues to reject accepting a time-frame for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a report released on Tuesday by a government panel called for the country to set a 2030 deadline for its emissions to peak.
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Waning prices choke countrys carbon trade market
Companies Sitting On 1 Million Tonne Carbon Credits As Prices Plunge By 45% Sushmi Dey NEW DELHI
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U.S. Carbon Market: Many Projects, Many Clouds
Amanda Sutton looks over a wheat field in northern Colorado and sees a potential "carbon offset project" that could help curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. "This is a patch of highly-cultivated land that could provide potential carbon offsets," she said, standing by the field which is owned by the city of Fort Collins and the surrounding county.
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Just Rs 5 crore for new global warming department
GANDHINAGAR: Political statements and announcements notwithstanding, the state government does not seem to be very serious about tackling the global warming issue.
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Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability
This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country. Nineteen environmental and socio-economic indicators are identified to reflect the three
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Cost-effective actions to tackle climate change
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a policy brief summarizing OECD analyses showing that the cost of action to mitigate climate change would be minimized if a cost-effective set of policy instruments, with a focus on carbon pricing, were applied as broadly as possible across all emission sources, including all countries, sectors, and greenhouse gases.
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UK Says Responds To French Carbon Trade Tax Fraud
The British government on Wednesday said it will make carbon emissions credits exempt from value-added tax (VAT) from Thursday in response to fraudulent trading on a French emissions exchange.