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...

Although benefit assessment principles are well established for specific populations, very little attention has been paid to how to define the scope of the pertinent population for such assessments. Whose social welfare matters and whose benefits should be included in the assessment? In the case...

Rechtzeitig zum Klimagipfel in Kopenhagen und 3 Jahre nach seiner "... unbequeme(n) Wahrheit" (BA 12/06) erscheint Al Gores neues Buch, in dem er Lösungsmöglichkeiten für die damals aufgelisteten Probleme zusammenträgt. Und getragen ist das Buch von einer - manchmal beinahe naiven -...

The United States will play a crucial role in global climate protection in what has been called the "super election year" of 2024. After three-and-a-half years of having scored huge successes in climate protection, President Joe Biden could be succeeded by Donald Trump in January 2025, according...

This paper investigates the interrelation between adaptation and climate protection efforts of individuals in a cross-country comparison. The theoretical predictions based on a subjective utility framework demonstrate that, at the individual level, private adaptation and climate protection...