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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

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The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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The High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft ( HALO ) is equipped with a total of 20 measurement instruments to record the various gas and particle emissions of major cities and the related reaction products. “For Ground measurements are being taken in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand, for example.

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CO2 and Methane Emissions Continued Rise in 2008 Despite Economic Slump

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Emissions of two of the most important climate change gases increased last year, according to a preliminary analysis for NOAA’s annual greenhouse gas index, which tracks data from 60 sites around the world. Pinatubo (Philippines) in 1991 each slowed CO 2 buildup for several years. Tags: Climate Change Emissions.

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Gin and Jellyfish? You Might Be at a Bar in Singapore.

Baua Electric

The earth’s ecological future inspired Vijay Mudaliar, a co-owner, to create a menu that tries to answer a question similar to the one posed at Fura: What if overfarming and climate change wiped out certain crops and foods? To that end, most drinks involve an analogue (wink, wink) of a familiar ingredient.

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

Driivz

With the increasing threat of climate change, renewable energy has slowly but surely regained is prominence. The tectonic-plate-related power is generated most in Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand, Kenya, and the Philippines. Solar power ranges from single solar panels on individual roofs to large distributed solar “farms.”