Climate Change

From Crisis to Prosperity: Green Growth Cycle

Throughout history, new technologies have generated long cycles of prosperity. Could the financial crisis kick-start a new cycle of green prosperity?

What to Believe?

This winter some parts of the world are freezing in record cold conditions. Is this really what global warming looks like?

How to Manipulate Public Opinion

Seemingly rational doubt about global warming is not founded on facts but on a campaign of disinformation, says the author of ‘Climate Cover Up’ James Hoggan.

Global Warming Basics
What is Global Warming?

What is Global Warming?

Everybody is talking about "climate change" and "global warming". But what is global warming, actually?

 

Climate Impacts
Climate Tipping Points of No Return

Climate Tipping Points of No Return

Climate change won’t be a smooth transition to a warmer world, warns the Tipping Points Report by Allianz and WWF. Twelve regions around the world will be especially affected by abrupt changes, among them the North Pole, the Amazon rainforest, and California.

 


Climate Solutions
Owning the Weather

Owning the Weather

For millennia the weather has been the most important thing in human existence. We feared drought and prayed for rain. “Owning the Weather”, the latest film from director Robert Greene, investigates whether modern technology could control it and trick a changing climate.

 

Climate Agenda
Risks in 2010: Banking Crisis to Fiscal Nightmare

Risks in 2010: Banking Crisis to Fiscal Nightmare

For years the World Economic Forum has warned of spendthrift governments. Apparently nobody was listening, because in 2010 the threat became reality. The biggest impacts will be a rise in unemployment and less money for social security systems.

 


Climate Politics
Copenhagen Climate Summit: The Verdict

Copenhagen Climate Summit: The Verdict

Cop out or breakthrough? The Climate Group’s senior analyst Damian Ryan, just returned from Denmark, assesses the climate summit and explains what needs to happen next.

 

Climate and Business
From Crisis to Prosperity: Green Growth Cycle

From Crisis to Prosperity: Green Growth Cycle

Throughout history, inspirational new technologies like the steam engine or the internet have generated long cycles of prosperity. The current financial crisis could kick-start a new cycle of green prosperity, argues a study from Allianz Global Investors.

 

Climate Profiles
India Climate Change Profile: Growth vs. Climate?

India Climate Change Profile: Growth vs. Climate?

Only economic growth will allow India to lift hundreds of millions of its citizens out of extreme poverty. But rapid Indian development also increases pressure on the global climate. How will India face this dilemma?

 

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Quick Facts

  • Without greenhouse gases, average temperatures on Earth would be -18°C (0°F).
  • Carbon dioxide is responsible for about 70% of man-made global warming.
  • Most scientists say that global warming of more than 2°C would be disastrous.

Climate Tipping Points

Twelve regions will be most affected by global warming, among them the Amazon rainforest and California.

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