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Bees and other pollinators: their health and value – “A report outlining the current and proposed government led policies and initiatives to support bees and other pollinators in England. Ref: PB13981 “Pollinators are animals that transfer pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower, enabling the flower to set seed and fruit (fertilisation). …
The Global Climate 2001–2010 A Decade of Climate Extremes World Meteorological Organization, 2013 WMO-No. 1119 “The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest decade recorded since modern measurements began around 1850. It saw above-average precipitation, including one year – 2010 – that broke all previous records. It was also marked by dramatic climate …
World Bank – “The three new reports identify the local and immediate benefits of climate action. They identify what countries in Europe and Central Asia should be doing, and how they can best do it: Growing Green: the Economic Benefits of Climate Action identifies energy efficiency, cleaner energy, and natural resource management as the main …
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, June 25, 2013: The plan has three pillars – 1) Cut carbon pollution in America; 2) Prepare America for the impacts of climate change; 3) Lead global efforts to combat global climate change and prepare for its impacts. See also the accompanying infographic and read the text of the President’s remarks …
Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience – full report “This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this …
“Warning that the world is not on track to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) today urged governments to swiftly enact four energy policies that would keep climate goals alive without harming economic growth. “Climate change has quite frankly slipped to the back burner of policy priorities. …
Via BBC: “Samples of 400-year-old plants known as bryophytes have flourished under laboratory conditions. Researchers say this back-from-the-dead trick has implications for how ecosystems recover from the planet’s cyclic long periods of ice coverage. The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They come from a group from the University of Alberta, who were exploring an area around …
