Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Population Change: Another Influence on Climate Change

Population Change: Another Influence on Climate Change
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:39:00 -0500

Urbanization map of the U.S., derived from city lights data; urban is red, peri-urban is yellow.

Changes in the human population, including aging and urbanization, could significantly affect global emissions of carbon dioxide over the next 40 years, according to research results published this week.

The research, results of which appear in a paper in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), was conducted by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and ...

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