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	Air & Climate Newsletter November 8, 2012

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Business as usual is not an option
That`s the key conclusion of a new analysis by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its latest Low Carbon Economy Index. The annual rate of reduction of carbon emissions per unit of GDP needed to limit global warming to 2°C has passed a critical threshold according to the new analysis. The rate of reduction now required has never been achieved before; hence `the end of business as usual` concludes the report. The analysis in the PwC Low Carbon Economy Index, measuring developed and emerging economies progress towards reducing emissions linked to economic output. It demonstrates that at current ...

Climate change could hit crops far worse than thought
The impact of climate change on key food crops in Africa and South Asia may be much worse than previously estimated — with reductions of up to 40 per cent by the 2080s — according to a study, which synthesised results from related studies published over the last 20 years. It also identified "major gaps in climate change impact knowledge" for certain crops and regions, such as central Africa. Such lack of knowledge could hamper effective adaptation policy decisions, it warns. The study projects an eight per cent average decrease for all crop yields — and this figure increases ...

NILU - The Norwegian Institute for Air Research
NILU is an independent research institute founded in 1969. NILU's environmental building on Kjeller, the outskirt of Lillestrøm and Oslo, became the permanent headquarter in 1994. The institute conducts environmental research with emphasis on the sources of airborne pollution, atmospheric transport, transformation and deposition and is also involved in the assessment of the effects of pollution on ecosystems, human health and materials. A main priority for NILU is to provide scientific facts on the quantitative relationships between these factors, and at the same time make the results available in user friendly manners for decision-makers.

STATEMENT: President Obama Elected to a Second Term
“With his re-election, President Obama has the opportunity to tackle the greatest challenges of our generation. At the top of the list should be ...
What’s the future of the climate investment funds?
The committees governing the $7 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) – the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) – ...
Silence on climate change is deafening
The recent silence on climate change in the U.S. political discourse is extremely troubling. As we can see from the recent spate of extreme weather events, ...
Should companies care if Hurricane Sandy was `caused` by climate change?
Hurricane Sandy has killed more than 100 people in the U.S. and the Caribbean, and caused billions of dollars in damage. The scene around my Connecticut ...
Climate Change Political Feedback Loop Has Just Begun
Scientific American ran an article in its November issue titled “Is Global Warming Happening Faster Than Expected?” in which the authors credit ...

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