As we move towards the end of the first decade of this century we need to reflect on the direction that humanity is likely to take in coming decades. Three major realities are likely to have a major impact on development and growth in the 21st Centur...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program. Reexamination of the evidence on climate change is the basic purpose of the IPCC.

Rajendra Pachauri, is one of the world’s leading authorities on climate change. Speaking with IAEA Bulletin staff Giovanni Verlini and Ritu Kenn, he said that the world needs to act now to avert catastrophic consequences for the earth’s climate.

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One aspect of globalization that would find much greater interest and attention from leaders of public opinion and from various walks of life are the global economy and equity dimensions of climate change.

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I am delighted and honored to write this foreword as a tribute to Shimon Awerbuch. Shimon was a remarkable professional whose work covered a range of subjects from utility regulation to energy economics, dealing particularly with innovations and the...

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Economic progress achieved since the advent of industrialization has resulted largely from advances in science and technology

Rising seas, caused by global warming, have for the first time washed an inhabited island off the face of the Earth.