Topic: Martin Parry

the scientists' view

Scientific American - 797 days ago
As the United Nations summit on global warming kicks into gear in Copenhagen this week, upwards of 15,000 people are converging on the city. The Copenhagen meeting, which runs from 7 to 18 December, is officially the 15th Conference of the ...

Climate will cost much more than UN thinks

New Scientist - 893 days ago
A KEY number in the struggle to tackle global warming is flawed. The cost of adapting to the effects of climate change is two to three times the figure quoted by the UN climate change convention, a new study claims. The UN ...

Climate change is here now, says major report

New Scientist - 1716 days ago
Climate change is not a future problem but a present one that must be tackled now, concludes the latest chapter of a major climate report.. Real observations "The latest IPCC chapter is the first to use observations of the Earth's climate ...