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How will climate change impact food production?

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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method for predicting the financial impacts climate change will have on food production. The post How will climate change impact food production? appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

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Projected extreme temperatures under climate change are predicted to reduce average yields for several of the United States’ major crops. These changes in productivity would drive farmers to change crops and move into new areas. Farmers are particularly exposed to the problems of climate change.

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Developing large-scale CCUS projects to fight climate change

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Carbon capture utilisation and storage is an essential tool in fighting climate change in sectors such as cement and steel production. The post Developing large-scale CCUS projects to fight climate change appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla Standard Range, Faraday Future delivery, Americans on climate change: Today’s Car News

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Faraday Future has delivered its first production EV. Americans don’t think climate change is an issue. And Tesla drops prices on the Model S and Model X—sort of. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. With a.

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Elon Musk gives Bill Gates one piece of advice in fight against climate change

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave Bill Gates one piece of advice in his fight against climate change, and to many fans of the tech CEO, it will be pretty familiar. Evidently, Musk still uses that point as a major reason as to why Gates could be more effective in his fight against climate change.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Nevertheless, for EVs themselves to become true zero emission vehicles, everything in their supply chain from mining to electricity production must be nearly net-zero emission as well. This is due to the 30 to 40 percent increase in emissions EVs create in comparison to manufacturing an ICE vehicle, mainly from its battery production.

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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.