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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

Scientists couldn't agree for years about the best way to fight global warming—now we know we need to both cut emissions, and adapt. This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original ...

Tourism is highly sensitive to climate change, as it threatens infrastructure, natural attractions, recreational opportunities and destination accessibility. This sensitivity reveals itself critically ...

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 ...

As world leaders convene at this year's UN Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commonly referred to as COP27, the IAEA will host and ...

CHAMPAIGN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input by Dec. 23, 2024, on how to improve conservation practice standards to maximize climate change mitigation and adaptation ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. A key element of Hawaii’s adaptation strategy should be ...