In the wake of the heated talks on the CETA signing, Naomi Klein, at a short online meeting with her readers in Vilnius, Lithuania, brings about some radical perspective on how such trade deals can harm. To reassure her East European readers, she is also dissing centralized socialist/communist economies, stating that the green leap ahead […]
Climate change preparedness: Scandinavia on top, Afghanistan lowest, Romania steepest decline

Norway is the best prepared country for climate change, and has been so for almost 20 years, according to data by the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN). Eastern and Central European countries rank between 30 and 100 with Romania recording the steepest decline (-39), reads a Notre Dame University press release. ND-GAIN […]
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

VISUAL PRESENTATION. Human interference with the climate system is occurring and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are shifting due to climate change. It considers […]
IPCC Report: A changing climate creates pervasive risks but opportunities exist for effective responses

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report that says the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans. The world, in many cases, is ill-prepared for risks from a changing climate. The report also concludes that there are opportunities to respond to such risks, though the […]