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Climate Change report highlights both threats and opportunities for the UK
The UK government’s first comprehensive assessment of climate change has highlighted both the threats and opportunities arising from an unprecedented rise in global temperatures. Read more...
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Rio+20 to focus on sustainability
Negotiators working towards agreements and action at the Rio +20 Earth Summit are moving away from climate change related discourse in an effort to improve their chances of more positive outcomes. Read more...
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Tidal Power project wins licence in New York
Tidal power is to make its introduction to the United States soon, thanks to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday awarding the first licence for a tidal energy project to Verdant Power Inc. Read more...
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UK’s first Marine Energy Park to be located on England’s South West Coast
The UK’s Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, has announced that England’s South West Coast will soon be home to the UK’s first ever Marine Energy Park. Read more...
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CO2 levels affecting brains of fish
Rising emissions from anthropogenic CO2 emissions are causing an increase in ocean carbon levels, affecting the brains and central nervous systems of many sea fishes. This may hamper their ability to avoid predators or catch prey. Read more...
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Strengthening La Nina means more climate dangers for pacific countries
For countries surrounding the Pacific, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is closely watched each year, in order to predict the season’s predominant weather patterns. Read more...
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Chinese report details threatened future due to climate change
China is being increasingly threatened due to global warming, according to the government’s "Second National Assessment Report on Climate Change.” Read more...
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Diversity of ecosystems key to averting climate change
A new study has shown that preserving plant life and the diversity of ecosystems will be a key means of buffering the negative effects of climate change and desertification in dryland environments. Read more...
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Quitting carbon: why the Maldives is going carbon neutral
President Nasheed discusses how the Maldives is trying to combat the problems faced by small island states in the face of climate change through recent government initiatives. Read more...
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United Nations play down affect of leadership changes on climate deal
The United Nation’s climate change chief has dismissed claims that leadership changes at a number of the world’s heaviest polluting countries will affect the progress of a legally blinding climate deal by 2015. Read more...
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