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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. Green Climate Fund. Adaptation.

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Elements of the Cancun Agreements

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The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended on Saturday with the adoption of a package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a low-emissions future and support enhanced action on climate change in the developing world, according to the UN Environment Programme.

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Monsanto, BASF Scientists Discover Gene Conferring Drought Tolerance in Corn Plants

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Monsanto Company and BASF scientists have discovered a naturally-occurring gene that can help corn plants combat drought conditions and confer yield stability during periods of inadequate water supplies. Monsanto and BASF noted that the drought-tolerant corn product is targeted for as early as 2012 pending appropriate regulatory approvals.

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, South Africa in late-2011. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

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At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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One of the key challenges facing BLI propulsors, noted Arend and his colleagues in a 2012 paper, is the ability of the turbomachinery to operate efficiently in highly distorted flow. Arend (2012) “ Aircraft System Study of Boundary Layer Ingesting Propulsion ” 48 th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.

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Obama Switches Schedule, Will Attend Final Copenhagen Negotiations

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” A Eurobarometer poll conducted in August and September found that almost nine out 10 EU citizens believe climate change is a serious problem, with 63% convinced that it is a very serious issue.

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