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• Report: Climate Change Weighs on Economy

   Point of view 
  21 December 2006, by Richard Harris
  Climate change in the 21st century could bring on a global economic disaster akin to the Great Depression, warns a new report from the British government. The study concludes that it would cost less to take strong action against climate change than to react to changes as they unfold. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has long championed taking steps to combat climate change. He commissioned the latest report a year ago, after hosting the G8 summit of industrial leaders in Scotland. (...)
  
  

• Consequences of Climate Change

   Expertise 
  19 November 2006, by Daniel K. Benjamin
  Most discussions of large-scale ecological change simply assume that the consequences will be harmful and that centralized government action is the best way to mitigate that harm. But change brings opportunity, and markets are masters of capitalizing on opportunity. Indeed, recent research suggests that free markets may help transform global climate change into a source of net benefits for humankind (Sohngen and Mendelsohn 1999). Brent Sohngen and Robert Mendelsohn have woven together (...)
  
  

• Agriculture and Food Supply

   Point of view 
  19 November 2006, by EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
  While food production may benefit from a warmer climate, the increased potential for droughts, floods and heat waves will pose challenges for farmers. Additionally, the enduring changes in climate, water supply and soil moisture could make it less feasible to continue crop production in certain regions. The National Research Council (NRC, 2001) concluded: In the near term, agriculture and forestry are likely to benefit from CO2 fertilization effects and the (...)
  
  

• Climate Change to Spark Economic Depression

   Point of view 
  19 November 2006, by Glen Barry
  Given overwhelming and robust evidence, the scientific debate on global warming is now closed and it is time for action which will require going beyond science to policy and advocacy formulation. A major new report [more | more2 | more3] by chief British government and former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern finds that the benefits of determined worldwide steps to tackle climate change far outweigh the costs, and that failure to make these investments will lead to "economic (...)
  
  

• China and climate change: the role of the energy sector

   Point of view 
  19 November 2006, by Pan Jiahua
  Introduction Since the end of the 1980s, when climate change was brought to the global political agenda, China has gone from generating a surplus of energy to becoming an importer of oil. The change is a symptom of a rapidly industrialising nation and comes hand-in-hand with many of the signs of a nation already suffering from the effects of climate change. Recent figures show that China is the second most important emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world, after the United (...)
  
  

• Climate Change: The Issues

   Point of view 
  19 November 2006, by Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
  The question of climate change and its consequences is no mere supposition or flight of fantasy by wannabe scientists – it is a documented phenomenon, a hard scientific fact, supported by years of research by the scientific community’s most reputable bodies and it has far-reaching and very serious consequences for the future of humanity. While it is easy for some to play down the hype, deriding the facts because implementation of measures would cost a lot, the fact remains that the situation (...)
  
  

• Global Climate Change

   Point of view 
  19 November 2006, by U. S. Department of Agriculture
  Overview Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases have increased substantially since pre-industrial times, and are expected to continue their steep rate of increase if current emission patterns continue. The major human source of greenhouse gas emissions is burning fossil fuels. ERS research focuses on how changes in global climate may affect both U.S. and world agricultural production, and investigates those agricultural (...)
  
  

• U.S. Market Consequences of Global Climate Change

   Expertise 
  19 November 2006, by Dale W. Jorgenson, Richard J. Goettle, Brian H. Hurd, Joel B. Smith, et al
  Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change (April 2004) By: Dale W. Jorgenson, Harvard University Richard J. Goettle, Northeastern University Brian H. Hurd, New Mexico State University Joel B. Smith, et al, Stratus Consulting, Inc. Click here to read the report Click here to read Appendix A Click here to read Appendix B
  
  

• Guidance Climate change: consequences for flora and fauna

   Point of view 
  19 November 2006, by Environmental Data Compendium
  Introduction The Netherlands is becoming warmer as a result of climate change, and because of this various plant and animal species are invading the country from warmer, more southerly areas. Most of the new arrivals in the last century are from the south; few species have arrived from the north. In various species groups there are good examples of southern species that are increasing: the wasp spider, the oak processionary moth, the crimped gill fungus, and various lichen species. Marine (...)
  
  

• Climate Change and Winter Sports: Environmental and Economic Threats

   Expertise 
  19 November 2006, by Bruno Abegg, Rolf Bürki, Hans Elsasser
  1. Introduction For many alpine areas winter sports are the most important source of income, and snow-reliability is one of the key elements of the touristic offers. Skiing and snowboarding, but also snow related sports such as cross-country skiing or snow hiking depend on enough snow. Mountain areas are sensitive to climate change. Implications of climate change can be seen, for example, in less snow, receding glaciers, melting permafrost and more extreme events like landslides. (...)
  
  

• Projections of consequences of climate change

   Document 
  19 November 2006, by S.M. Enzler MSc
  Figure 2: integrated framework of climate change by IPCC More......
  
  

• The Economics of Climate Change

   Reference 
  19 November 2006, by Nicholas Stern
  Summary of Conclusions There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now. The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change is a serious global threat, and it demands an urgent global response. This Review has assessed a wide range of evidence on the impacts of climate change and on the economic costs, and has used a number of different techniques to (...)
  
  

• Climate Change

   Expertise 
  19 November 2006, by Wikipedia
  Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years Climate change refers to the variation in the Earth’s global climate or in regi