The same experts found that widespread vegetarianism could cut environmental costs by $ 35 billion, as meat's role in exacerbating climate change, as well as its contribution to soil erosion, water pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss, is well documented. (fortune.com)
Calling climate a «major vulnerability» for the GOP Obama mostly steered clear of Keystone XL, which he says will only be approved if it doesn't exacerbate climate change by significantly expanding production in the Canadian oil sands. (scientificamerican.com)
Social cost of carbon figures increase each year, as increased carbon pollution further exacerbates climate change impacts, and the Interagency Working Group provides those figures at 5 year intervals. (greenpeace.org)