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IRD Organising Several Scientific Workshops on Climate Change Issues at COP21

Paris will host the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) from 30 November to 11 December 2015. On this occasion, research into development is ready to meet the challenges of climate change.

30 Nov 2015

Buildings Could Play a Crucial Role in Keeping Global Warming Below 2°C

“The building sector is responsible for more than 30% of global energy demand and round about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions”, says Peter Graham from the Global Buildings Performance Network in Paris.

30 Nov 2015

Assessing Environmental Impact of Crude Oil Spills in Sensitive Ecosystems

A comprehensive scientific report released today by The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has concluded that there are still critical research gaps hampering efforts to both assess the environmental impacts of crude oil spills and to effectively remediate them.

27 Nov 2015

New Interactive Climate App Can Help Gauge Future Effects of Carbon Emissions

Launch of an interactive climate model app for smartphones and tablets: CO2 Modeller

27 Nov 2015

New Research Finds No Substantive Evidence for a 'Hiatus' in Global Warming

There is no substantive evidence for a 'pause' or 'hiatus' in global warming and the use of those terms is therefore inaccurate, new research from the University of Bristol, UK has found.

26 Nov 2015

Transportation Sector Could Nearly Halve its CO2 Emissions by 2050

The transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its CO2 emissions by 2050 and, hence, to contribute far more than previously thought to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Realizing this would require further efficiency improvement and, especially, promotion of public transport in cities, alongside with a large-scale shift to electric cars. These are key findings of a study, in which Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) was one of the partners and which is now published in the journal “Science”.

26 Nov 2015

AAAS Honors UNH Professor for Exceptional Climate Change Modeling Work

University of New Hampshire Earth system science professor Steve Frolking has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Frolking, a research professor of biogeochemistry in UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS) and department of Earth sciences, is being recognized for his contributions in understanding the Earth's carbon cycle and its relationship to climate. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

24 Nov 2015

Cornell Researchers to Participate in COP21 Global Climate Change Summit

Cornell researchers will travel to Paris in early December as part of the university’s delegation to the global climate change summit, COP21. Even in the wake of the recent Parisian terrorist attacks, delegations from over 190 countries and more than 50,000 people from all over the world are expected to attend.

20 Nov 2015

UK Health Professionals Form Alliance to Advocate for Stronger Measures to Tackle Climate Change

As world leaders prepare to meet in Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, UK health professionals have formed an alliance of doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to advocate for stronger measures to tackle climate change.

19 Nov 2015

Ancient Earth Climates Could Have Been More Sensitive to Increased Carbon Dioxide

Ancient climates on Earth may have been more sensitive to carbon dioxide than was previously thought, according to new research from Binghamton University.

18 Nov 2015