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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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The overall increase in the world’s nuclear net capacity last year was the highest since 1993, with new reactors coming online in China, the United States, South Korea, India, Russia and Pakistan. Coal demand fell worldwide but the drop was particularly sharp in the United States, where demand was down 11% in 2016.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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A large part of this potential comes from six relatively standardized categories: solar and wind energy; efficient appliances; efficient passenger cars; afforestation and stopping deforestation. The report shows that emissions could be reduced by up to 30 to 40 GtCO 2 e per annum, with costs below US$100/tCO 2 e.

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Munich Re: 2011 already the highest-ever loss year on record from natural catastrophes; led by Japan earthquake

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In 2010 prior to the world climate summit, Munich Re drew attention to the number and scale of weather-related natural catastrophes in the first nine months of that year: floods in central Europe, wildfires in Russia, widespread flooding in Pakistan. The agricultural sector was badly hit, this being a region with large banana plantations.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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The best part was the road had very less non-human traffic. The interesting part about the Mughal era brick is that it is much thinner than the modern day brick. Enterprising hunters in Afghanistan and Pakistan were the possible cause for a change in migration routes. The big plus is drastically reduced wind resistance.

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