Climate Change
Country Briefings
Country Briefings
Although industrial countries are responsible for the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions, the effects of global warming are most severe in the poorest countries. These briefings identify the risks and discuss potential adaptation to climate change in each developing country shown by a marker.
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Scientists warn that sustainable development is not enough
April 2: The Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference ended last week with an appeal from the science profession to the Rio+20 conference to focus on global sustainability, a more demanding goal than sustainable development.
Give this conference the third degree on global warming
March 29: The Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference is in need of a legacy. Scientists should be encouraged to say what they think about the prospects for limiting global warming to two degrees. The consequences could be profound.
Sustainable inequality looms over Rio+20
March 28: Professor Richard Wilkinson and Dr Mamphela Ramphele spoke about global inequality this morning at the Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference. We know that it's a big problem with few easy answers in the context of sustainable development.
April 2: The Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference ended last week with an appeal from the science profession to the Rio+20 conference to focus on global sustainability, a more demanding goal than sustainable development.
Give this conference the third degree on global warming
March 29: The Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference is in need of a legacy. Scientists should be encouraged to say what they think about the prospects for limiting global warming to two degrees. The consequences could be profound.
Sustainable inequality looms over Rio+20
March 28: Professor Richard Wilkinson and Dr Mamphela Ramphele spoke about global inequality this morning at the Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference. We know that it's a big problem with few easy answers in the context of sustainable development.
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