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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day. Click to enlarge. Atmosphere.

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Population Growth, Land and Water Limits and Climate Change Forcing a Radical Rethinking of Agriculture; GM Crops, Aquaculture, Drylands and Saline Agriculture

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Population growth, limits to arable land and fresh water, and climate change have “ profound implications ” for the ability of agriculture to meet this century’s demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel while reducing the environmental impact of their production. —Federoff et al. Vonshak, and J.-K. Science Vol.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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Although neither ice sheet is expected to melt completely anytime soon, their incredible scale makes even small changes consequential for the future of our planet. And the data that Peregrine will gather will help scientists to understand how these critical areas will respond to climate change. At the time, two U.S.

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California Energy Commission awards $2M to UCSD to establish California Initiative for Large Molecule Sustainable Fuels

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The award was part of $3,357,965 awarded by CEC for three research projects on low-carbon, alternative fuels, climate change and energy generation. million to investigate changing climate conditions that may affect energy generation and demand and to develop new climate scenarios specifically for California.

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New NASA Satellite Survey Reveals Dramatic Arctic Sea Ice Thinning

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In 2003, 62% of the Arctic’s total ice volume was stored in multi-year ice, with 38% stored in first-year seasonal ice. Changes in MY ice export, by itself, do not explain the record minimums in recent years. Yi (2009) Thinning and volume loss of the Arctic Ocean sea ice cover: 2003–2008. Kwok et al. Cunningham, M.

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DOE Regional Partnership Initiates CO2 Injection in Lignite Coal Seam

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The Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program was created in 2003 to determine which of numerous sequestration approaches are best suited for different regions of the country. The characterization phase (2003–2005), which defined opportunities for carbon capture and storage, has been completed.

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