Brazil weighs biofuel mandates for fuel distributors to cut emissions
By Marcelo Teixeira | SAO PAULO, April 25
SAO PAULO, April 25 The Brazilian government is evaluating setting biofuel mandates to fuel distributors with the...
Is climate change responsible for record-setting extreme weather events?
After an unusually intense heat wave, downpour or drought, climate scientists inevitably receive phone calls and emails asking whether human-caused climate change played a...
Cold weather linked to mortality risks in Texas, research shows
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Overfishing in one of world’s most productive fishing regions, new study suggests
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Extinction risk for many species vastly underestimated, study suggests
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India’s outsized coal plans would wipe out Paris climate goals
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A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel
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Lifeline for nuclear plants is threatening wind and solar power.
The push to save U.S. nuclear plants for the sake of fighting climate change is threatening support for the bread and butter of clean...
Drylands will suffer if world reaches 2°C.
Subtropical drylands heat up far quicker than humid climates, so the global temperature must be kept below the 2°C target to avoid serious consequences.
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