The droughts, wildfires, floods and storms that have marked what's been confirmed as the hottest summer on record are a stark reminder that we not only need to accelerate our decarbonization efforts ...

Learn how climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience differ—and why effective climate responses must integrate all three to manage risk and build stability.

Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2°C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a 1-day workshop on the role of public infrastructure in effective climate mitigation and adaptation. The ...

Climate adaptation seems to be having a moment. At quite a few banking and business events that I have attended so far in 2024, it has featured large on the agenda. Corporates are more likely to call ...

As we all know, a dreadful new yet familiar regime is about to begin across the pond. Meet the new President, same as the old President: …I mean, the 2016-2020 President. Or perhaps worse: for this ...

Climate change is causing the island of Gabura to get smaller each year. The floodings also makes it harder to cultivate and access fresh water. © Troy Enekvist ...

Learn how adaptation and mitigation strategies are related to climate change in communities. Changes in the climates we live in are part of our everyday lives and will continue in the years to come.

With governments around the world falling short on their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the goal of the 2015 Paris agreement to limit the rise in global temperatures is slipping further ...

Rowena Hill receives funding from Research Councils and Local Authorities to complete work on the impacts of climate change. She is affiliated with the Climate Security National Foresight Group. When ...