National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12832 (free with registration) [Press release] U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, pollute less, fulfill consumer preferences, and make a living — all with increasingly scarce natural resources and the uncertain effects of climate change, says a new report from the National Research Council. To help U.S. agriculture evolve to … Continue reading »
Posted on July 20, 2010 …
Radiative Forcing and Temperature Response to Changes in Urban Albedos and Associated CO2 Offsets
Environmental Research Letters v5 n1 (January-March 2010) / by Surabi Menon, Hashem Akbari, Sarith Mahanama, Igor Sednev and Ronnen Levinson http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/1/014005/fulltext [From press release] Can light-colored rooftops and roads really curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change? The idea has been around for years, but now, a new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that is the first … Continue reading »
Linking Policies When Tastes Differ: Global Climate Policy in a Heterogeneous World
Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by Gilbert E. Metcalf and David Weisbach http://tinyurl.com/36py79v In this paper we discuss the mechanics of linking different types of systems and point out areas where linkage will be difficult. Our goal is to identify opportunities for constructive linkage and policy choices that may limit or hinder linkage. … Continue reading »
