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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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The next major UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, COP 18/CMP 8, will take place 26 November to 7 December 2012 in Qatar, in close cooperation with the Republic of Korea. and to assist the Conference of the Parties. These guidelines will be reviewed every five years to ensure environmental integrity. existing climate change.

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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The BSER, therefore, “is the central determination that the EPA must make in formulating [its emission] guidelines” under Section 111. Given these circumstances, there is every reason to “hesitate before concluding that Congress” meant to confer on EPA the authority it claims under Section 111(d). Brown & Williamson, 529 U.S.,

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Nominate the Next Leaders of IEEE

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IEEE is governed by volunteer members and depends on them for many things, including editing its publications, organizing conferences, coordinating regional and local activities, writing standards, leading educational activities, and identifying individuals for IEEE recognitions and awards. See below for the complete list.

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Study Shows Ensuring Reproducibility in Research Is Needed

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About 60 percent of IEEE conferences, magazines, and journals have no practices in place to ensure reproducibility of the research they publish. To get a better sense of the issue, the group surveyed more than 100 IEEE journals, magazines, and conferences and analyzed the reproducibility models and practices they use.

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Private investment will only flow at the scale and pace necessary if it is supported by clear, credible and long-term policy frameworks that incentivize investments in low-carbon technologies rather than continuing to favor carbon-intensive energy sources.

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Become an IEEE Leader and Make an Impact

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IEEE is governed by volunteer members and depends on them for many things, including editing its publications, organizing conferences, coordinating regional and local activities, writing standards, leading educational activities, and identifying individuals for IEEE recognitions and awards. See below for the complete list.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center to study societal acceptance of connected and automated vehicle technologies

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Guidelines for Development of Evidenced-Based Countermeasures for Risky Driving The overall project objective is to create a set of guidelines that can be used to inform the development of risky driving countermeasures that are evidence-based, guided by theory, and lead to sustained behavioral change.

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