The Economist reports that oil giant companies are trying to sell their billion-dollar assets, cutting investments amid the worldwide plummeting oil prices.
Category: Publication and Resources
Climate Adaptation Challenges in India and the Least Developed Countries
An interesting paper on the Academia website discusses the challenges that India faces in designing and implementing climate adaptation plans.
Should Financiers Do Green Investing to Avert Climate Change?
Can financiers and hedge funds use their investments as leverage to make companies reduce their carbon emissions? The Economist article explains more.
Climate Change Adaptation of Infrastructure
The Motu Note No. 11 study looks into how to design and implement climate change adaptation policies in infrastructure investments optimally.
Climate Change Adaptation Practices in South Asia Countries
The report contains a stocktake of climate adaptation done in the region focusing on five countries – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
NZ Report Highlights Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Actions
The Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group presents this report on climate change in NZ and current climate adaptation measures and efforts.
Landslip in Norway, Are Landslides a Climate Change Consequence?
A big landslide was caught on video at Kråknes in Alta, in the north of Norway. Two studies discuss the relationship between climate change and landslides.
Watershed Management Approach, A Good Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Practice in Eastern Africa
Adapting to climate change is in the regions’ best interest as it can improve land and water management through the watershed management approach.
Climate Mitigation through Adopting a Low-Carbon Concrete Building Code
Marin County has instituted climate mitigation solution thru the adoption of the low-carbon concrete building code. A model for other towns and cities.
Impacts of Climate Change to Transport Infrastructure
Transport infrastructure contributes to climate change, and is also affected by it, says Prof David Levinson of the University of Sydney.