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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. The space industry is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors.

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Rostec and Airbus launch sustainable aviation fuels effort in Russia

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Airbus and RT-Biotekhprom (Rostec Group) signed a cooperation agreement to launch a large-scale analysis of Russian feedstock, and to evaluate how to speed up the development and commercialization of Sustainable Fuels for aviation. This agreement was signed at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2013.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts.

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BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

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BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications. —Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace. At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Russia currently operates seven nuclear-powered icebreakers.

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NASA says “nothing has changed” as US astronaut prepares to ride Russian spacecraft

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An official Russian video posted on Twitter has fueled rampant speculation that the country’s beleaguered space agency intends to abandon NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station. . As a result, the future of the International Space Station (ISS) has never felt less certain.

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Ukraine Scrubbing Nuclear Agencies of Russian Influence

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The silence and inaction of the international nuclear community paves the way to World War III, to a global nuclear disaster, and the collapse of energy systems.” After all, our industry can become both a victim and a weapon of this war!” IEEE Spectrum has not been able to reach Kosharna or Boyarintsev.

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