Thirty-three years ago, on a sweltering summer day in 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen stood up in front of Congress and testified about an existential threat to the planet: The climate was changing.

Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions and bridge ...

According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by 2050, the global population is anticipated to grow to over 9 billion, which is likely to increase pressure ...

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We begin our list with Germany, which is projected to be the ninth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity, with an estimated GDP (PPP) of over $6 trillion in 2050. The ...

World energy consumption is expected to rise nearly 50% from 2018 levels by 2050, driven by countries where strong economic growth is driving demand, particularly in Asia, the US Energy Information ...

The fate of the Winter Olympics, one of the world's most prestigious athletic events, is in danger, scientists say, due to the impact that global climate change could have if left unchecked. Without ...

LONDON, UK, October 7, 2021 (ENS) – Some of the world’s largest mining companies signed a pledge on Tuesday to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 if not sooner. All are members of the ...

Here is the world in 2050, as imagined by the U.S. Census Bureau: India will be the most populous nation, surpassing China sometime around 2025. The U.S. will remain exactly where it is now: in third ...

MILAN (Reuters) - The world will have to produce 70 percent more food by 2050 to feed a projected extra 2.3 billion people and as incomes rise, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization ...

The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to the “World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision”, ...

World energy consumption is expected to rise nearly 50% from 2018 levels by 2050, driven by countries where strong economic growth is driving demand, particularly in Asia. World energy consumption is ...