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Rio Tinto to invest $1 billion over 5 years to help meet new climate change targets

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Mining giant Rio Tinto will invest around $1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company objective for net zero emissions from operations by 2050. The production of aluminium, copper and high-grade iron ore will play a part in the transition to a low carbon economy.

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Two-year study in Canada finds large trucks disproportionately contribute to higher levels of black carbon pollution

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A two-year study led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found large trucks to be the greatest contributors to black carbon emissions close to major roadways. This was in part due to differences in wind and proximity to the road but, surprisingly, the number of vehicles didn’t make that much of a difference.

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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can vary by country and region, and different parts of the world were impacted by air pollution in different ways. in outdoor air comes from anthropogenic fuel combustion, suggesting that integrating air quality, energy, and climate policies is likely to bring substantial health benefits. in African countries.

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Report: Ontario targeting 5% EV share of all new vehicles sold by 2020, 12% by 2025 as part of C$7B climate plan

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Canada’s Globe and Mail reports that as part of a more C$7-billion (US$5.4-billion), Canada’s Globe and Mail reports that as part of a more C$7-billion (US$5.4-billion), The Globe and Mail obtained a copy of the currently confidential 57-page Climate Change Action Plan, which lays out a strategy from 2017 to 2021.

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European study finds only 20% of climate data accessible in digital format

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Two researchers, respectively from the Centre for Climate Change at the University Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Spain and the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the United Kingdom, have found that 80% of global climate data cannot be used by scientists in digital format.

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Early results from ECLIF3 study on in-flight use of 100% sustainable aviation fuel in passenger jet show promise

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The interdisciplinary team, which also includes researchers from the National Research Council of Canada and The University of Manchester, plans to publish its results in academic journals towards the end of next year and in 2023.

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U-M launches $1.2M project to help Great Lakes cities adapt to a changing climate

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The University of Michigan has launched a new $1.2-million While there is abundant research on climate change at national and global scales, there is a gap in regionally focused adaptation planning for effectively addressing this pressing issue. million research project called the Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities.

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