Fostering a Sustainable Energy Future to Combat Climate Change: EESG Impacts of Green Economy Transitions

Energy materials to combat climate change.

The growing evidence for, and acceptance of, the role of anthropogenic CO2 in contributing to potentially dangerous climate change clearly provides a powerful incentive for the development of decarbonized forms of energy generation and storage; indeed, the development of energy technologies that are independent of fossil fuels is widely accepted as being of the highest priority. However, the vi...

A Sustainable Economy: Analysis of a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change and Energy Policy

With the volatility in crude oil prices of the last few years, the increasing dependence of the U.S. economy on imported crude oil has become more apparent. Carbon emissions in the U.S. have been on the rise since 1990, making the adoptions of the recommendations of the Kyoto Protocol more difficult. Furthermore, there is no long-term policy plan to guide public and business decision makers as ...

Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity.

Many studies in recent years have investigated the effects of climate change on the future of biodiversity. In this review, we first examine the different possible effects of climate change that can operate at individual, population, species, community, ecosystem and biome scales, notably showing that species can respond to climate change challenges by shifting their climatic niche along three ...

Adapting to the health impacts of climate change in a sustainable manner

The climate is changing and this poses significant threats to human health. Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing Pacific Island countries and territories due to their unique geophysical features, and their social, economic and cultural characteristics. The Pacific region also faces challenges with widely dispersed populations, limited resources and fragmented health systems. ...

Assessment of impacts of future climate change on water resources of the Hulu Langat basin using the swat model