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

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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. gigatonnes last year, the same as the previous two years, while the global economy grew 3.1%, according to estimates from the IEA.

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One Way to Stop the Social Spread of Disinformation

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When you encourage people to spread falsities to get advertising and make money, then this thing kind of builds on itself. It’s a fake economy with no value for anyone but data brokers, he says. He worked in bookstores and then started a fashion business with his friends while planning his escape from Iran through Pakistan in 1982.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Of the emerging economies, China and India rank 120 th and 177 th respectively, reflecting the strain population pressures and rapid economic growth impose on the environment, note the researchers. Sustainability outcomes among emerging economies remains highly variable. EPI and Global Sustainability Data.

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