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MIT report finds China’s actions on climate change crucial; argues for global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax

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A new report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change shows the importance of all major nations taking part in global efforts to reduce emissions—and in particular, finds China’s role to be crucial. The change, taken by China alone, would only reduce global temperature by about 0.1

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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.

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India to Contribute Formally to IPCC Process

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The Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA), formed in October 2009, will now contribute formally to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). SciDev.net.

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

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There were several reasons for this trend: an increasing share of renewables, nuclear and natural gas in the power sector, but also a switch from coal to gas in the industrial and buildings sector that was driven in large part by government policies combatting air pollution. Renewables also played a significant, but smaller, role.

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Rule Britannia: Can the UK Set Global AI Standards?

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Mitchell is director of policy at BCS , the Chartered Institute for IT in the United Kingdom, and the lead author of a new proposal to the UK's government for a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy. The United Kingdom could effectively lead the world for AI standards if its rules are strong and well-designed. (By

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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It is part of the “green revolution” and the transition of the UK economy to clean energy. In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form.

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