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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

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The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Study Finds Current Swedish Biofuels Offer Major Climate Benefits; Biogas from Manure the Best

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Biogas produced from manure, waste from food industries, and organic household waste were found to provide a climate benefit of 148%, 119% and 103%, respectively, compared to fossil fuels. Direct and indirect land use changes were also studied. (A Tags: Biodiesel Biomethane Climate Change Ethanol Europe.

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Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready – ET Auto

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Some types of lithium mining require a lot of water and energy and have led to local pollution, such as in South America’s alpine lakes. Others, such as the Coalition, say renewables can’t “keep the lights on” at all and Australia should pursue nuclear energy instead.

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Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution – and Australia must be ready – ET Auto

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Some types of lithium mining require a lot of water and energy and have led to local pollution, such as in South America’s alpine lakes. Others, such as the Coalition, say renewables can’t “keep the lights on” at all and Australia should pursue nuclear energy instead.

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Study Finds That Plankton Blooms Do Not Send Atmospheric Carbon to the Deep Ocean; Weakens Iron Fertilization as Geo-Engineering Approach

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The results weaken the applicability of the simplest version of the Iron Hypothesis as a geo-engineering approach to climate change. Martin went further, however, when he suggested that artificial iron fertilization of the oceans could change the climate.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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The report treats different motorized modes separately, with a focus on light-duty vehicles (LDVs), heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and powered two-wheelers. Europe, South Asia, South America, etc.). This achievement would contribute to significant reductions in GHG emissions and oil use, compared to a baseline projection.

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Increasing industrialization has made Asia the main source region of mercury emissions to air, with East and Southeast Asia accounting for about 40% of the global total, and South Asia for a further 8%.

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