Climate Change

Planning for Sustainability in New York City

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is both a local challenge and a global imperative, says Rohit Aggarwala, the director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for New York City. Nate Berg caught up with Aggarwala to talk about his office's sustainability plans and the possible dangers posed by federal intervention.

9 November 2009 - 10:00am

Climate, Housing and Health: A Tripartite Challenge for the Poor

Recent weather related news usually includes mounting death tolls, as typhoons, hurricanes and other natural disasters devastate populations. The intensity and frequency of, and damage inflicted by, these natural occurrences are directly related to climate change, and sadly, those most vulnerable are also the least prepared. The shift in climate has severely impacted life in informal settlements (slums), not the least of which is the already inadequate state of health.

5 November 2009 - 5:00am

US, Canada and Mexico Collaborate on Wilderness Preservation

A new agreement signed this week by all three governments creates an international committee to collaborate on wilderness management.

16 November 2009 - 5:00am

WorldChanging

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New Natl. Parks Chief Takes Scientific Approach

Jonathan Jarvis, named the head of the National Park Service last month, says that he'll work with the National Academy of Sciences to fight global warming, which he says is "the greatest challenge ever to face national parks."

9 November 2009 - 1:00pm

The Christian Science Monitor

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Local Canadian Leaders Do What Fed Fails To

While Canada's federal government resists taking action on climate change, its provincial and Aboriginal leaders have set aside over 200 million acres of boreal forest as a carbon vault.

31 October 2009 - 9:00am

Guardian (UK)

The Real Inconvenient Truth: Global Land Use

Global warming is a problem, says climate scientist Jonathan Foley, but it's not the only one. The other major problem facing the global environment is a pattern of land use for agriculture that is grossly unsustainable.

23 October 2009 - 9:00am

Yale Environment 360

Let's Try Cap-and-Trade on Babies

Not having babies is, arguably, the most effective way of limiting one's carbon footprint. Experts discuss ways to approach this touchy subject.

17 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Miller-McCune

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Reduce Oil Dependence, Pay the Saudis

While other nations work to fight climate change and cut oil consumption, Saudi Arabia thinks they should be guaranteed compensation for the fall in revenue.

15 October 2009 - 12:00pm

The New York Times

Michael Lewyn

The Genesis of Stalemate

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 09:28

Some of my acquaintances believe that climate change may end human life (or at least civilization) and that the only way to save humanity is to massively reduce economic growth and consumption. Other acquaintances believe that climate change is, if not an outright hoax, a minor problem- and that even the slightest attempt to regulate emission-creating industries will itself destroy American civilization.

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Wanted: Better Tools for Climate Modeling and Land Use

Anthony Flint makes the case for the great need for tools that can connect urban planning strategies and climate change effects.

4 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Citiwire.net

Mapping Climate Change

Climate change is now being visualized in 3D maps on Google Earth.

1 October 2009 - 5:00am

The Sydney Morning Herald

Living Past the Tipping Points

A new report in the journal Nature suggests that there are seven thresholds for determining planetary health -- and we're already past three of them.

27 September 2009 - 1:00pm

Yale Environment 360

Climate Change Stumps California Planners

Although climate change is a predominant issue for California's land use planners, they concede they are just making up new practices and lack the tools they really need. Paul Shigley reports from the CAL APA Conference.

22 September 2009 - 12:00pm

California Planning & Development Report

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A Look at Houston and its Environmental Impact

This report from NPR looks at Houston's growth pattern, and the evolution of a city that at once provides a high quality of life but also creates a big environmental impact.

20 September 2009 - 9:00am

NPR

Matthew E. Kahn

China and Climate Change

Thu, 09/10/2009 - 00:43

In my first week here in Beijing, I have spoken to a number of scholars here about climate change. A few observations;

1. China's scholars are thinking about climate change mitigation but I haven't met many talking about adaptation.

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Stopping Sprawl Won't Happen Soon Enough to Fight Global Warming

Policies that encourage density as a way to reduce carbon emissions won't be able to play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions in time to counteract global warming, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.

3 September 2009 - 2:00pm

Technology Review

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New Study on the Benefits of Density

A new report from the National Research Council seeks to establish the scientific basis for the relationships among development patterns, VMT, and energy consumption. So what did they find?

3 September 2009 - 7:00am

Reconnecting America

A 'Feasible' Engineering Solution to Global Warming

A new study from the UK Royal Society has determined that geo-engineering techniques are technically feasible approaches to address high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting global warming.

2 September 2009 - 8:00am

BBC

Can Local Stores Have An Impact on Global Warming?

A revival of small, neighborhood retailers could be an important strategy for countering climate change, enticing people to run errands without driving their cars.

22 August 2009 - 9:00am

Grist Magazine