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New Global Commission “to bring scale and speed” to climate adaptation solutions

The new Global Commission on Adaptation aims to set in motion a global movement to heighten the visibility and political importance of climate adaptation while

2nd Ocean State Report launched – A focus on variations in the Ocean annually

The 2nd Edition of the Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report (OSR) provides information on changes and variations in the ocean over the past decades, with a focus on changes in the marine environment during the year 2016.

Rethinking plastic use to protect the ocean and tackle climate change

Despite the increasing number of policies to reduce disposable plastic items, studies show petrochemicals are becoming the largest drivers of future global demand for oil.

World Cities Day 2018: Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities

World Cities Day is celebrated every year on October 31st with the aim of promoting the international community’s interest in global urbanization, pushing forward cooperation

New Bioeconomy Strategy supports the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement

The European Commission has set a new Bioeconomy Strategy focused on three key aspects: developing new technologies and processes for the bioeconomy, developing markets and

Promoting the energy transition through innovation

An article by Lionel Nesta, Elena Verdolini and Francesco Vona With the striking exception of the USA, countries around the world are committed to the

The impact of adaptation measures in Urban Heat Islands

A Reflection by CMCC Foundation – REMHI Division Climate change, heat waves & the Urban Heat Island effect The impacts of climate changes are expected

Dial T for Climate

The near future has a clear protagonist and its name is Temperature. It is not difficult to reach this conclusion from the reading of the latest report of the Ipcc, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change with the unequivocal title: Global Warming of 1.5.

Growth, climate, sustainability: Romer, Nordhaus and the Nobel Prize which looks to the future

The 2018 Nobel prize in economics was awarded to two US scholars who have found a way to integrate innovation and sustainability into traditional macroeconomic models. CMCC scientists whose research followed the path traced by Nordhaus and Romer explain why this prize is so important.

The electrification pathway

Limiting the global temperature increase within safe levels requires an energy revolution. The development of breakthrough energy storage technologies can greatly help towards this goal.

Heat: we have learned the lessons

Summer 2003, the severe heat wave that affected Europe (15,000 excess deaths over August in France, nearly 1,100 of those in Paris) taught our cities that adaptation and preparedness are not an option but a necessity. How are we putting the lesson into practice?

Food: from vulnerability to resilience

As temperatures increase and threaten the quantity and quality of our food supplies, international trade will be increasingly important to feed the world, in addition to new practices to enhance the resilience of our food systems. Future perspectives and solutions for a cultivated planet.

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