Feb 7, 2012
Don't put all eggs in one (geoengineered) basket
Should research efforts focus on single large-scale geoengineering schemes? Or...
Dec 16, 2011
Global carbon dioxide emissions increased by a record 5.9 per cent in 2010...
Nov 24, 2011
The Planet Under Pressure management team is extending the oral presenters...
Global emissions rebound to record levels after global financial crisis
Global carbon dioxide emissions increased by a record 5.9 per cent in 2010...
Nov 24, 2011
Conference deadline extends
The Planet Under Pressure management team is extending the oral presenters...
Tracking groundwater depletion
As water demand rises rapidly, some regions are withdrawing groundwater faster...
In the line of fire
Scientists who published the famous “hockey stick” graph experienced sustained attacks soon after the figure was incorporated in the 2001 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Now one of those scientists, Ray Bradley, has written a very personal account of his experience. He spoke to Owen Gaffney about his new book.
Learning from the past
When it comes to managing the environment, we rarely look beyond the past few years to inform decisions. John Dearing says this needs to change.
The promise and perils of creating markets to pay for public goods
Some payment mechanisms to support ecosystem services can be environmentally harmful, warn experts in...
IGBP research presented to Dalai Lama
Global-change researcher Diana Liverman presented IGBP's Great Acceleration graphs to the Dalai Lama...
Single-celled plankton reveal past climates
How do scientists reconstruct past climate conditions on Earth? One way of doing this is by culturing...
Published: November 23, 2011
Survey will identify adaptation research needs
News |
PROVIA, a new research programme on vulnerability, impacts and adaptation has released a survey as part of an international review of research needs.
The survey is intended to be the basis of a set of priorities that can help guide adaptation efforts in the coming years. The aim is for the survey to be presented at Rio+20.
The survey can be found here
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Global Change Magazine No. 77
In this issue you can debate the influence of climate on history, familiarise yourselves with the International Nitrogen Initiative, and find out how publishing the "hockey stick" graph changed life...
Global Change Magazine No. 76
Articles in this issue focus on a range of topics, including the UN's Global Sustainability Panel, South American palaeoclimate, Geoengineering and Ocean Acidification. The regulars include...
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