The Science behind the latest Climate Change report
A new IPCC “climate change” report is due out soon, but behind the battling headlines, the science is clear: While the impacts of climate change are worrying, on the upside we are currently experiencing perhaps the most rapid acceleration in humanity’s understanding of our planet.
The knowledge gained from the frontiers of basic research—particularly crosscutting, interdisciplinary research—will be essential to creating the decision support systems needed to manage society in the future.
CITIES + SUSTAINABILITY Fall 2013 