Global Climate Change

People sense that we’re in trouble, as a species, and they want answers. But, more importantly, they want real actions. That sort of all-across-the-world public awareness around a threat (one that isn’t the result of military conflicts between nation states) has never truly happened before in our history…

Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3)’s Role The Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment supports other USAID Bureaus and Missions, as well as partner countries and communities around the world, to help them access the data, tools and support they need to address climate…

What do the would-be presidents think about global warming? By Evan Lehmann and ClimateWire | September 17, 2015 Andrew Harnik/AP Sen. Marco Rubio disputed the idea that he’s a climate skeptic in the second GOP debate, asserting instead that he opposes policies to reduce emissions if they burden the…

Clean Energy Sustainable Landscapes The Global Climate Change Initiative is the U.S. commitment to work with global partners to foster low-carbon growth, curb emissions from deforestation and promote sustainable, resilient societies. USAID, the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Treasury are the lead…

Earlier this year, the ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities launched its report on Women in Business and Management: Gaining Momentum . Its main messages are perhaps well known and hopefully accepted: women’s presence in the labour market is increasingly significant for economic growth and development…

Since 1750, it is estimated that about two thirds of anthropogenic climate change CO2 emissions have come from fossil fuel burning (coal and petroleum) and about one third from land use change (mainly deforestation and agricultural). About 45% of this CO2 has remained in the atmosphere, while about 30%…

Water vapour in the upper troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere, ‘strongly regulates the strength of water-vapour feedback’ Photograph: NASA/AFP/GETTYIMAGES We have long suspected that greenhouse gases which cause the Earth to warm would lead to a wetter atmosphere. The latest research published…

Use the window in the top left of the map frame to change the amount of sea level rise. The map above can be used to show which areas would be under water if sea level rises a specific amount. You can select a value of sea level rise using the drop down box in the upper left corner of the map. Although…

This research project builds upon a growing research effort to incorporate social and behavioral theory and analysis to create a clearer picture of the role of news media in shaping public awareness about global climate change and associated actions (or lack thereof). This research was motivated by a…