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Aerial view of a busy container port at twilight, with numerous colorful shipping containers and cranes from the current shipping fleet, adjacent to a large bridge.
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Climate change and the current shipping fleet
There is a rapidly-depleting “carbon budget” of CO2 emissions the shipping sector can emit in future, if it is to...
Image credit: Photos courtesy of Racing the King Tide, an international research project focused on sea-level rise in Philippine island communities
Global Study Finds Planners Using a Wide Variety of Sea-Level Rise Projections
The first global survey to assess land use planners’ and coastal managers’ use of sea-level rise (SLR) projections in planning...
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OpenClim project presents risks and adaptation findings at Westminster
The Open Climate Impact Framework project (OpenClim), an assessment of climate risks and adaptation needs in the UK, presented its...
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Critical tool launched to track national contributions to climate change
Research published today shows how countries have contributed to global warming through their emissions of key greenhouse gases since 1850...
Miniature figure of a man sitting on a stack of large coins and reading a book about economic development, against a plain white background.
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Economic development, economic well-being, and left-right orientations
This post builds on the article 'Economic well-being and self-placements on a Left-Right scale: Evidence from undergraduate students in seven...
Sunlight filters through the leafy canopy in a dense, green forest, facilitating carbon absorption and illuminating patches of a rugged forest floor.
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Countries are relying on forests and soil to absorb their remaining carbon – it’s a risky way to reach net zero
Countries are betting on forests and soils to mop up their remaining “difficult-to-decarbonise” emissions to achieve their climate targets....
Sea-level in the Maldives, shown by the low-lying Waldorf Astoria Maldives, surrounded by sea water in different shades of turquoise
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Building higher islands could save the Maldives from sea-level rise, says study
Artificially raising island heights or building completely new higher islands have been proposed as solutions to sea-level rise in the...
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Environment Chief visits UEA, says we can beat climate emergency
Sir James Bevan gave a speech at the University of East Anglia students last 16 January....
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Conference: Heritage Loss and Climate Change Damage
This conference will discuss how to measure the human cost of loss and damage to coastal heritage from sea-level rise...