A broad consensus exists on climate change, the need to develop renewable sources of energy, support for GM and stem cell research, animal testing, dealing with pandemics, libel reform and science funding.
John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods: "No scientific consensus exists" re Climate Change.
But we should also be aware of the opportunities that exist within climate change adaptation to improve and transform some of the most vulnerable urban communities today.
By analysing them, we can consider a central question that arises from existing research in an empirical way: Considering that substantial uncertainties do exist regarding climate change and adaptation, to what extent are they communicated transparently in the NAS?
Some synergies already exist between climate change policies and the sustainable development agenda in developing countries, such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, transport and sustainable land-use policies.
Many good practice examples of resilience exist, to climate change impacts and to other hazard drivers and hazards.
Climate Change: Conservatives often say it doesn't exist, but climate change is an important factor.
In a previous post, I spoke about the opportunities that exist within climate change adaptation to improve and transform slum communities, and how planning not for, but with, the urban poor can curb the cycle of poverty.
While notable exceptions to these generalizations certainly exist [45], climate change is hypothesized to affect a large number of species in two primary ways.
No clear consensus of predictions exists about climate change-driven changes in precipitation amounts or seasonality.
