Posted in: Climate Change
Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? - Jun 17, 2008 - 8:26:19 AM
Jim Hansen et al recently (April 2008) produced a paper, which has been submitted to Nature, which says that if humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggests that CO2 levels will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm.

Posted in: Climate Change, Mitigation & Relief, Economics, Society & Communities
Rising Sea Levels - The World Bank Report 2007 - Feb 25, 2008 - 5:08:00 PM
In February 2007 The World Bank published a Working Paper called - "The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis", this is an important study of the impact of climate change.  The Paper sees sea level rise due to climate change as a serious global threat.

Posted in: Climate Change, Mitigation & Relief
Nicholas Stern - A Policy Framework for Climate Change - Feb 23, 2008 - 5:11:20 AM
Lord Stern, author of the review on the economics of climate change ("The Stern Report") wrote in The Times (London) on the 22 February 2008 pointing out the need for a clear policy framework to deal with the threat posed by climate change.

Posted in: Food Production, Climate Change, Mitigation & Relief
A Post-Food Surplus Era - Feb 22, 2008 - 7:15:39 AM
Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) talked about the impact of climate change on the WFP and its response.

Posted in: Climate Change, Reviews
Pew Center on Global Climate Change - Feb 21, 2008 - 12:52:06 PM
The Pew Center for Global Climate Change is an American Website offering a number of articles and reports on climate change and related issues.