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Is nuclear energy necessary to address climate change?
Opponents argue that nuclear energy is not only dangerous but also necessary for addressing climate change.
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Global CO2 emissions in 2012 reached a record
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are rising again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tons.
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Stop issuing carbon emissions permits to airlines
The possibility of a global aviation trade war has been ruled out after the European Commission (EC) decided to suspend plans to force airlines around the world to buy c…
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Cruel consequences when the Earth temperature is 4 degrees Celsius
The temperature of the Earth may rise to 4 degrees Celsius by 2060 and will bring devastating consequences if governments do not act urgently to cope with the effects of…
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Detecting carbon in soil being released into the atmosphere
A team of researchers including a University of California, Davis and a botanist identified the source of carbon emissions. This finding may play an important role in un…
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China focuses on green growth
Last October, China conducted a fourth census on businesses operating in the field of environmental protection to gather information to help policy makers devise measure…
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Japan announced a simulation of the range of radioactive emissions
On October 24, the Japan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRA) announced a simulation of the scope of radioactive dispersal for areas that need to be evacuated in the even…
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CO2 increased but not proportional to GDP
Through World Bank statistics for more than 150 countries during the period 1960-2008, scientists discovered that CO2 increased by 0.73% on average for every 1% of total…
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Future environmentally friendly construction solutions
Information on the completion of an 8-storey wooden office building in Dornbirn (Austria) and a 9-storey apartment building in Lon Don (England) is a realistic demonstra…
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The new catalyst cleans exhaust from diesel engines
Diesel engines today have become an indispensable part of daily life and industrial activities. From cars and trains to industrial machinery, many of these engines are u…
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The Arctic ice will disappear in the next 10 years?
Dr. Seymour Laxon and his colleagues at the University of London's Polar Observatory and Model Center conducted a study on the melting speed of ice in the Arctic through…
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Nature helps curb the global warming
The results of a group of American scientists published in the August 1 issue of Nature show that, during 1960-2010, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were ocean and Ab…
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ICAO establishes CO2 emission standards for aircraft
On July 12, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) achieved an important step in an effort to set a greenhouse gas emission standard for global civil aviat…
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Pour iron into the ocean to
In a study published in Nature on July 18, an international team of experts said that dumping iron into the sea could help absorb carbon from the atmosphere and
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Solar energy responds well to cooling needs
According to a reporter at the United Nations, on July 9, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that by 2050, solar energy could meet 16% of global demand for…