Opinion Climate Change Home is a place of stability and security. It is a place where families come together to work towards and celebrate mutual prosperity. But as the human and economic toll of climate change continues to rise, we face legitimate risk of this sense of home being uprooted. Last year, devastating floods in South Asia took over 1,200 lives and affected over 20 million people, including 6.8 million children. With an estimated 18,000 schools destroyed or damaged throughout Bangladesh, India and Nepal, the education of hundreds of thousands of children is under threat, long after the waters have receded. 2017 was also one of the costliest years for weather disasters in the United States. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused almost US$200 billion in damage in just Texas and Florida, while the California wildfires could eventually cost up to $65 billion in property damage. Unfortunately, initial forecasts reveal that 2018 is also likely to bring an above-average season … [Read more...] about Felipe Calderon: The Human Cost of Climate Change
Economic risks of climate change
Hundreds of fish species will be forced to migrate north to escape effects of climate change
Hundreds of species of fish and shellfish will be forced to migrate northwards to escape the effects of climate change, putting global fisheries at risk. Sea creatures are highly sensitive to the temperature of water,and if it gets too warm they will often shift to areas that suit them better. Fishermen in the UK and around the world have already reported changes in the types and quantities of fish they are hauling up from the depths. Read more Fish set to shrink due to global warming, study finds In a new study published in the PLOS ONE journal, scientists have predicted the response of nearly 700 species of fish and other creatures inhabiting the waters around North America to future warming. While different animals are likely to respond in very different ways, the researchers concluded that two thirds of the species they studied would be forced to migrate – some up to 1,000 km (621 miles) if greenhouse gas emissions are particularly high. … [Read more...] about Hundreds of fish species will be forced to migrate north to escape effects of climate change
Ethiopia Building Resilient Economy to Suppress Adverse Effect of Climate Change
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Malawi: Over 50 000 Women to Be Empowered to Cope With Adverse Effects of Climate Change
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How the science of persuasion could change the politics of climate change
Nico Ortega Sustainable Energy Conservatives have to make the case to conservatives, and a growing number of them are. by James Temple April 16, 2018 Jerry Taylor believes he can change the minds of conservative climate skeptics. After all, he helped plant the doubts for many in the first place. Taylor spent years as a professional climate denier at the Cato Institute, arguing against climate science, regulations, and treaties in op-eds, speeches, and media appearances. But his perspective slowly began to change around the turn of the century, driven by the arguments of several economists and legal scholars laying out the long-tail risks of global warming.Now he’s president of the Niskanen Center, a libertarian-leaning Washington, DC, think tank he founded in 2014. He and his colleagues there are trying to build support for the passage of an aggressive federal carbon tax, through discussions with Washington insiders, with a particular focus on Republican … [Read more...] about How the science of persuasion could change the politics of climate change