New dietary guidelines could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1bn tonnes by 2030, and could lessen country’s problems with obesity and diabetes The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat consumption by 50%, in a move that climate campaigners hope will provide major heft in the effort to avoid runaway global […]
This report provides a snapshot of recent scientific literature and new analyses of likely impacts and risks that would be associated with a 4° Celsius warming within this century. It is a rigorous attempt to outline a range of risks, focusing on developing countries and especially the poor. A 4°C world would be one of […]
The economic value of the world’s oceans could drop by $2 trillion a year by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise on their current trend, according to a Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) study. The Valuing the Ocean report, a summary of which was released on Wednesday, calculates the economic impact over the next […]