Scientists estimate that one quarter of all untapped oil and gas reserves lie in the Arctic. Global warming is making them accessible, prompting intense competition for the resources of the North. Science journalist Christoph Seidler describes this “Arctic Monopoly”.
The costs of climate change are going up, warns Alex Bowen, the senior economist on the team that produced the seminal Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. But a global green recovery could cut those costs.
As governments negotiate a global climate treaty while navigating a global economic downturn, policymakers and the public are asking: What are the costs of climate change?
Many people wonder what governments, businesses, and citizens must sacrifice to tackle climate change. Can we bear the expense of a world without fossil fuels? How many jobs and how much income will be lost? Is it really worth the effort?
The continent’s worst natural disaster in more than a hundred years has claimed nearly 200 lives and left thousands homeless. In the wake of the tragedy, the search for the causes begins.
The emotional damage cannot be undone, but victims of the fires will at least receive insurance money to rebuild their homes. Nicholas Scofield of Allianz Australia talks about rebuilding lives after the fires.
The Belgian civil engineer, explorer, and environmentalist Alain Hubert explains why the world’s last frontier is in danger, and why polar ice is so important in the global climate system.
Global warming is intensifying the water cycle — the process of precipitation, infiltration, and evaporation. In the future, the wet will get wetter and the dry will become drier.
Prices for staple foods are more volatile than ever. In the middle of a global recession, will politicians and executives address the problem?
The specter of international water wars is often raised as a potential result of water scarcity. But how real is the threat?
