This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine tackles a controversial question: Is solar geoengineering – an approach designed to cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past half century, China has lost 53 per cent of its temperate coastal wetlands. The main problems are 1) Wetland protection laws and regulations are not complete; 2)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ver the last year, we have been studying how the physical impacts of climate change might affect the financial markets and Americans’ welfare. We were surprised to learn that even where municipalities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social impact is wickedly hard to measure. If we want to use measurement in social change, then we need metrics that are robust and meaningful. Business leaders understand the power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research on the relationship between temperature and yields of various rice varieties suggests that warming temperatures negatively affect rice yields. The study uses 50 years of weather and rice-yield data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The blindingly-white salt flats of Kutch have one of the most inhospitable terrains in India. Yet, the Agariya (Salt-pan Workers in Little Rann of Kutch) community migrates there for six…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.” Optimistic projections say…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite their comparatively limited resources — climate philanthropy represents less than 0.1 percent of total climate finance — foundations’ combined efforts over the past 30 years have had a significant…
Jill Kolling, vice president of global sustainability at Cargill, says that it’s important for the farmers and ranchers it works with to be able to withstand the impacts of climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Water experts have been sounding the alarm for some time about the potential impacts of climate change and a need to invest in their infrastructure. Those warnings have been coupled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is here and it is happening now. In October last year, NASA and several other global organisations have predicted that 2020 is set to be the warmest year on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This article is part of our Climate Justice collection, which is designed to help donors learn more about the issue and take impactful action. Anthropogenic climate change is a result of…