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Researchers castigate planning bodies for ill-conceived Jatropha programs

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According to the authors: In India the provisions of mandatory blending could not be enforced as seed production fell far short of the expectation. China is seeing very little production of biodiesel from Jatropha seeds. A recent study has reported discontinuance by 85% of the Jatropha farmers.

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Researchers Finds Lake Tanganyika Has Experienced Unprecedented Warming Over Last Century

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A team of researchers led by Brown University has found that Lake Tanganyika in east Africa—the second-oldest and the second-deepest lake in the world—has experienced unprecedented warming in the last century. Our data show a consistent relationship between lake surface temperature and productivity [such as fish stocks].

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Lomborg estimates that for every dollar spent, the world will avoid only about two cents of climate damage.