The climate policy debate has been dominated by economic estimates of the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the models used to derive those estimates are based on assumptions that have largely gone untested. The conventional approach embodies structural features that rule...

In seinem Weltbestseller Die Welt ist flach zeigt Thomas Friedman die positiven und produktiven Folgen der Globalisierung. In seinem neuen Buch diagnostiziert Friedman die äußerst gefährlichen Folgen dieser Entwicklung: Die globale Erwärmung und das gewaltige Wachstum der Erdbevölkerung...

Domestically, the effects of climate change could overwhelm disaster-response capabilities. Internationally, climate change may cause humanitarian disasters, contribute to political violence, and undermine weak governments. In this Council Special Report, Joshua W. Busby moves beyond diagnosis...