Global warming is an extremely serious and urgent issue. As much as the media can make it look otherwise when, for example, comparing it to cybersecurity issues, it’s not. There are no disputes within the scientific community, there is no need for fear mongering – if we don’t make radical changes before 2030, we’ll cause …
If humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, the average temperature of the Earth’s lower atmosphere could rise more than 4°C (7.2°F) by the end of the 21st century. But what does a rise in the global average temperature really mean? How would we experience it on a daily basis?
Researchers from the ESA Climate Change Initiative tackle the issue of consistency between satellite-based Climate Data Records (CDRs), in a new paper published today [3 July,2020] in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. https://journals.ametsoc.org/bams/article/doi/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0127.1/348541/Consistency-of-satellite-climate-data-records-for
Delivering Transformational Change: The Journey of the Global Environment Facility looks back over the two terms of CEO and Chairperson Naoko Ishii. It also looks forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead.
The report of the Intergovernment al Panel on Climate Change on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, published in 2018, stated that an increase in temperature by even 1.5 °C would lead to irreversible changes in the environment 1. According to scientists, to limit global warming, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities need to be reduced …
