Geophysicists examine and document the repercussions for the earth's climate induced by
alternative emission scenarios and model specifications. Using simplified approximations …

The cost of utility-scale photovoltaics (PV) has declined rapidly over the past decade. Yet
increased renewable electricity generation, decreased natural gas prices, and deployment …

Climate change poses an important policy challenge for governments around the world. The
challenge is made all that much more difficult because of the multitude of potential …

There are many calls for policy implementation to address climate change based on
confidence in our knowledge of the adverse impact of economic activity on the climate, and …

The connection between Earth's global temperature and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is
one of the highest challenges in climate change science since there is some controversy …

The scientific problems posed by the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere–along with
the land surface and biota that interact with them–are central to major socioeconomic and …

Replacing legacy high carbon technologies (LHCTs) with new low carbon technologies
(NLCTs), particularly NLCTs featuring variable renewable resources, can disproportionally …

Mineral deposits of base metals, precious metals, and rare earth elements have been
discovered on deep seabeds, and the commercial exploitation of these resources seems …

The 2015 Paris Agreement requires all nations to combat climate change and to adapt to its
effects. Countries promise to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through their …

The ocean environment around Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs) is fragile, from
coral reefs along the coasts to deep-ocean habitats; 30% of the world's reefs are important in …