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New Catalytic Pathway for the Reduction of CO2 to CO Under Mild Conditions

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A team of researchers in Singapore have developed a process for the catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to carbon monoxide (CO) under mild conditions, using aromatic aldehydes as reductants and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) as organocatalysts. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja909038t. Credit: ACS, Gu and Zhang. Click to enlarge.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America. Corbett (2018) “Cleaner fuels for ships provide public health benefits with climate tradeoffs” Nature Communications Volume 9, Article number: 406 doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02774-9. Reduction in annual PM 2.5

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Extreme E – Greenland Glacier – Legacy Programme

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By now you’ve probably guessed by the mildly witty tone of voice and limited choice of vocabulary, this article hasn’t been written by an Oxford based expert scientist who specialises in the effects of global warming but instead a writer, equally trying to make sense of and articulate these important issues in the most relatable fashion.