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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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JATO Dynamics: growth slowdown in Euro auto sales in March; SUVs still lead

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over the first three months of 2015, according to JATO Dynamics. share this segment registered in March 2015 and during the first quarter of last year. However, it was also the brand to post the highest market share drop, with its March share reaching its lowest since September 2015 at 10.29% (vs. 11.97% in Q1 2015).

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Airbus Defence & Space and Spectrum conduct a joint analysis of offshore Porcupine Basin potential; radar satellites plus 2D seismic data

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Airbus Defence and Space and seismic multi-client acquisition and imaging specialist Spectrum Geo launched a 2D seismic and seep study program for the Porcupine Basin, approximately 120 km (75 miles) offshore West of Ireland, just ahead of the Irish Licensing Round. —Wrigley et al. billion barrels of oil equivalent.

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Study finds rapid health benefits following air pollution reduction

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Starting at week one of a ban on smoking in Ireland, for example, there was a 13% drop in all-cause mortality, a 26% reduction in ischemic heart disease, a 32% reduction in stroke, and a 38% reduction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Air pollution is largely an avoidable health risk that affects everyone.

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UK study provides observational evidence linking ocean circulation to weather and decadal-scale climate change

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A new study by scientists from the University of Southampton and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) suggests that the global climate is on the verge of broad-scale change that could last for a number of decades. Positive (negative) phases of the AMO coincide with warmer (colder) North Atlantic sea surface temperatures.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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Pong kick-started a global video-game industry that is now worth upwards of US $300 billion. In 2015, the Strong National Museum of Play , in Rochester, N.Y., IEEE Spectrum’s special projects editor Stephen Cass grew up in Ireland. Why should we care?

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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In a 2015 study for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Bryan Clark , a naval specialist now at the Hudson Institute, noted that the ability of these boats to remain submerged for long periods of time made them “ nearly impossible to find with radar and active sonar.” What if that changes? “We