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Climate Change Earns Nobel Prize For Economists

Sustainability Pushed Back Into Spotlight William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting the western economic growth model to focus on environmental issues and sharing the benefits of...

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Global Warming Producing More Powerful Hurricanes

Hurricanes, Cyclones Gathering Strength Editor’s Note: This study was published just weeks before Hurricane Michael rearranged the Florida panhandle. The IPCC AR5 presents a strong body of scientific...

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Trump Rejects White House Climate Report

Economic Toll Already Adding Up By Umair Irfan, Vox News Federal scientists have once again contradicted the White House, this time in a major new climate change assessment that was rushed to release...

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Sir David Attenborough Promotes Climate Action

Naturalist Opens Climate Change Conference In Poland Sir David Attenborough has announced the United Nations’ launch of a new campaign enabling people to unite in actions to battle climate change. In...

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Record Heat Scorching Australia

Parts of New South Wales, Australia’s most populated state, and an area of Western Australia, saw record high minimum temperatures of 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) last week. The maximum is expected to...

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Jakarta Sinking Below Sea Level

Threats Rising Due To Climate Change, Development By Michael Kimmelman, New York Times With climate change, the Java Sea is rising and weather here is becoming more extreme. Earlier this month another...

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Urban Sustainability Framework

Greener Cities Essential The battle against global warming and climate change will be won or lost in our cities. Cities are the capitals of consumption and power. To promote greener cities, the Urban...

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Extreme Weather 2019

Global Warming Gaining Momentum The start of 2019 has been marked by high impact weather in many parts of the world, including record heat, wildfires and rainfall in South America and Australasia,...

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Global Warming Forcing Mass Migrations

Sustainable Cities Now About Resilience Climate change is already driving mass migration around the globe. Military and security experts believe that climate change will fuel future migration patterns...

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Prepare Your Business For Extreme Weather Events

Businesses Leading Cities Toward Resiliency Floods. Droughts. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Heat waves. Energy shortages and food shortages. Climate change is impacting every region of the globe. Extreme...

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Urban Forests Fight Global Warming, Climate Change

Trees Defend Cities, Citizens From Extreme Weather By Linh Anh Cat, Forbes A new study demonstrates that urban trees saves money and lives. Trees reduce deaths, injuries and electricity consumption...

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Phoenix PR Firm Promoting Climate Action

Developing Global Programs To Promote Resiliency Climate change is gaining momentum as global warming heats up. The impact on nations, cities, farms and ecosystems is rising fast. People are growing...

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Award Spotlights Resilient Cities

Ashoka Resilience Challenge Spots Innovators What will the cities of tomorrow look like? How will they adapt and evolve? How will we effectively manage and respond to physical, economic and social...

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Climate Action Summit Gaining Global Momentum

Public, Private Commitments Announced Major announcements by government and private sector leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit boosted climate action momentum, and demonstrated growing...

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The Impacts of Climate Change On Food Production

Floods, Droughts Fueling Changes In Food Production, Prices By Daisy Simmons, Yale Climate Connections Food may be a universal language — but in these record-breaking hot days, so too is climate...

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Greener Cities Part Of Climate Solution

Cities Fueling Global Warming Towns and cities in the world’s developing countries are growing on an unprecedented scale. Ten years ago, an estimated 40 percent of the developing world’s population –...

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Coastal Flooding Wiping Out Property Values

Higher Tides, Declining Tax Base Drowning Cities By Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News High-tide flooding is eating away at the coastal property tax base just when communities need it most to adapt...

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Sustainable Cities Need Trees

Trees Promote Health and Climate Mitigation By Isabella Kaminski, The Developer Governments love a good tree-planting scheme, because they’re popular and always hit the headlines. The latest source of...

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Bezos Earth Fund Must Deliver

Employees Hold Amazon Accountable For Change The battle against climate change suddenly has a new champion amidst a stunning leadership crisis. Better late than never. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has...

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Green Jobs Can Save Economy, Planet

Greener Cities Are Resilient, Responsible By Katy Aranoff, The New Republic The global economy is headed for a recession thanks to the coronavirus. A new poll finds that nearly one in five workers in...

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