Category Archives: Business and economics
Global Methane Monitor 2025. an alarming report from the International Energy Agency
Last year's methane emissions were near historic highs, exceeding country-reported values by up to 80 [...]
May
Prospects for Climate A&R market, or climate change adaptation, an opportunity for private capital
A UN-commissioned study shows that global demand for Climate Adaptation and Resilience (Climate A&R) investments [...]
May
Tourism and environmental quality – economic, social and ecological interdependencies
How does intensive tourism development affect the quality of the environment in the short and [...]
May
Economic impact of melting glaciers
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warns that the loss of freshwater resources from the [...]
May
Will rice prices rise?
The diet of more than half of the global population is based on rice. Its [...]
Apr
Soil degradation could force migration of hundreds of millions of people
Progressive soil degradation threatens to reduce agricultural productivity and dramatically increase the scale of forced [...]
Apr
New dams pose increased risk of failure. Scientists call for investment
As many as 23 of the world's large dams could fail by 2035, according to [...]
Apr
Trump’s campaign against ESG hits green emerging market bonds
As promised, President Donald Trump is turning his back on climate action. His decisions are [...]
Apr
Rising sea levels carry gigantic economic costs
Rising global temperatures are no longer a theoretical bogeyman. The associated rise in sea levels [...]
Mar
Urban water – social and infrastructure challenges
Up to 90 percent of natural disasters are water-related - there is too little or [...]
Mar