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Through a detailed analysis of the science, policy and design of land use, researchers at the University of Michigan are examining how "exurban" areas outside of American's urban and suburban areas can absorb more carbon from the atmosphere.
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Ten graduate students from MIT recently spent three weeks in Durban, South Africa, working on a project to develop an online tool that could help municipal governments around the world adapt to a changing climate.
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Deforestation, a major contributor to climate change, is still rampant globally and European Union countries are guilty of compounding the problem according to a new WWF report.
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WWF China will look to raise awareness of climate change and the negative impact it will have on ecosystems when it launches its World Estuary Alliance in two years at the World Expo being held in Shanghai.
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The target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 agreed by G8 leaders at their Toyako summit in Japan has been described as “pathetic” and “dangerously short of what is needed” by Kim Carstensen, Director of WWF Global Climate Initiative.
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Greenpeace activists travelled in a Flintstones-style car from the headquarters of ACEA, the European car industry's lobby group, to the European Parliament, to deliver a stone tablet bearing the logos of Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes and the message "Driving Climate Change"
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Turkey today dropped its strongest hint yet that it will sign up to the Kyoto Protocol on combating climate change, and will join in international efforts aimed at cutting greenhouse gasses.
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A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
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Entekhabi to lead science team for NASA satellite mission
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On the eve of the 22nd Chernobyl anniversary the nuclear industry has been rocked by revelations of cover-ups following a major nuclear accident in Spain and ongoing embarrassment over costly delays and deficiencies related to the construction of reactors in France and Finland.
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UC Irvine has created a new research institute dedicated to the study of how the environment and society interact.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc chief executive Jeroen van der Veer will today ask governments to act swiftly to adopt new policies and mechanisms that promote lower CO2 emissions as part of society's response to the threat of climate change.
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