Based on analysis of recent data on the evolution of global temperatures, snow and ice covers, and sea level rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently declared that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal." Global surface temperatures, in particular, have...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht den Zusammenhang von Bevölkerungswachstum und Umweltproblemen. Anhand philosophisch-historischer sowie empirisch-deskriptiver Untersuchungen und der umfassenden Analyse positiver und normativer ökonomischer Theorien wird die Komplexität der Wechselwirkungen...

This paper evaluates the greenhouse gas emissions and economic impacts from producing biofuels in Tanzania. Sequentially-linked models capture natural resource constraints; emissions from land use change; economywide growth linkages; and household poverty. Results indicate that there are economic...