Allianz Knowledge - Climate Changehttp://knowledge.allianz.comThe world’s biggest polluter will soon unveil a new five-year plan for its economy. Will it be business as usual or a decisive shift towards low-carbon growth?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_china_five_year_plan.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_china_five_year_plan.html?mediacode=rss_feedYouthful Latinos, aging baby boomers, and women workers will feature strongly when the United States counts its people in 2010, providing a demographic blueprint for government spending and future politics.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_census_demographics.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_census_demographics.html?mediacode=rss_feedFiscal crises, underinvestment in infrastructure, and chronic diseases are just three of the ‘creeping risks’ that are storing up trouble for the world, warns Sheana Tambourgi, head of the World Economic Forum’s Risk Network.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/global_risks_2010_tambourgi.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/global_risks_2010_tambourgi.html?mediacode=rss_feedAllianz futurologist Professor Markku Wilenius talks about the developments that will shape the coming decade.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/wilenius_trends_2010_allianz_futurologist.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/wilenius_trends_2010_allianz_futurologist.html?mediacode=rss_feedThis winter some parts of the world are freezing in record cold conditions. Is this really what global warming looks like?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/global_cooling_warming_climate_change_cold_winter.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/global_cooling_warming_climate_change_cold_winter.html?mediacode=rss_feedStolen emails and erroneous predictions have damaged the image of climate science. Most criticism, however, stems from a campaign of disinformation, says the author of ‘Climate Cover Up’ James Hoggan.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/climate_cover_up_global_warming_denial.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/climate_cover_up_global_warming_denial.html?mediacode=rss_feedLaws to limit U.S. emissions would remove a massive roadblock to a global climate treaty, but American climate legislation is on a knife edge, with the U.S. Senate holding the blade.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_climate_bill.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_climate_bill.html?mediacode=rss_feedWhat next for global climate talks? 2010 could see the making or the breaking of the fragile Copenhagen Accord, and the downgrading of the shaky United Nations negotiating process.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_climate_treaty_after_copenhagen.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_climate_treaty_after_copenhagen.html?mediacode=rss_feedThe betting is that 2010 will be the hottest year on record, with a strong El Niño phenomenon and record greenhouse gas levels combining to send the mercury rising.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_big_heat_climate_el_nino.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_big_heat_climate_el_nino.html?mediacode=rss_feedFor the first time in decades Chinese officials encouraged people to have more children. Burdensome graying populations have worried rich countries for years: now that concern is spreading.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/key_stories_2009_two_child_policy_demographics_aging_fertility_population.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/key_stories_2009_two_child_policy_demographics_aging_fertility_population.html?mediacode=rss_feed