Global Environmental Change Report articles

Recent articles from Global Environmental Change Report

US Climate Change Program updates report.(Science Update)
March 1, 2005... The US Climate Change Program (CCSP) is committed to providing the public and decision-makers with scientific information on climate variability and change. CCSP, supported by 13 federal departments and agencies working with the President's Executive Office, reports on both the scientific...

Clouds' effect clear as cloudy day.(Science Update)
March 1, 2005... Our understanding of clouds and how they affect climate change is gray at best... and unlikely to "clear up" anytime soon. But researchers continue to add to the body of knowledge regarding this complex topic. A recent study published in Nature ("The Impact of Humidity Above Stratiform...

Global problem, global solutions.(Policy and Economics)
March 1, 2005... As 2005 unfolds, an international focus has been brought to climate change by a taskforce and a conference of scientists. The Taskforce The International Climate Change Taskforce, unique in its international cross-party, cross-sector composition, released a new plan to address...

Environmental Sustainability Index.(Policy and Economics)
March 1, 2005... Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) has just released the 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) results, in collaboration with the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University (New York, New York, USA) and the World Economic Forum. The...

US policy climate changing little per new budget.(Focus Report)
March 1, 2005... On 7 February 2005, US President George W. Bush unveiled his proposed national budget for fiscal year 2006 (FY06, which begins 1 October 2005). While the budget shows an overall spending increase of about 2.1 percent, according to a recent analysis by Forbes, "it represents a cut in real...