News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

20160101_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20151203_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT, DATE APPROXIMATE

Full text changes — 20151203_rev01 to 20160101_rev01

1### [European Business Is Willing, but Not Equipped, for Low Carbon Transition](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151203112620.htm)
1### [Norway's EV Purchasing Spree Is Climate Friendly, Researchers Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085501.htm)
22
3Dec. 3, 2015 - Most European business leaders have prepared strategies to respond to climate change, but with a lack of focus on innovation, those strategies are likely to be ineffective for a 2°C trajectory, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151203112620.htm)
3Dec. 18, 2015 - If every other passenger car in Norway is plugged into the electric network by 2020, Europe will have to produce more electricity - mainly from coal-fired power plants - to meet the demand. But ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218085501.htm)
44
55- * *
66
7### [Climate-Change Foes Winning Public Opinion War](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151202155717.htm)
7Dec. 18, 2015 - Policies aimed at protecting tropical forests in the Congo Basin may unexpectedly lead to increased deforestation and timber production, a new report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151218084510.htm)
88
9Dec. 2, 2015 - As world leaders meet this week and next at a historic climate change summit in Paris, a new study by environmental scientists suggests opponents of climate change appear to be winning the war of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151202155717.htm)
10
119- * *
1210
13### [Not All Canadians Feeling the Heat of Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151130084516.htm)
11### [Early Warning System to Save Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217115044.htm)
1412
15Nov. 30, 2015 - While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris hammering out the details of the global fight against climate change, a new study shows that Canadian attitudes are somewhat ambivalent. The ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151130084516.htm)
13Dec. 17, 2015 - Managers of wildlife conservation programs are being helped by a method commonly encountered in industrial and service industries. A number of techniques have been developed that are more commonly ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217115044.htm)
1614
1715- * *
1816
19### [How Finance Ministers Could Fall in Love With Carbon Pricing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151130130213.htm)
17Dec. 17, 2015 - Carbon dioxide is the great scapegoat of our age. Is there a way to get rid of it by burying it in the ground or beneath the sea bed? This has been the focus of intense ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151217082308.htm)
2018
21Nov. 30, 2015 - Pricing carbon dioxide could help to end the deadlock of international climate policy. Finance ministers around the world would have reason enough to favor carbon taxes or emissions trading even if ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151130130213.htm)
22
2319- * *
2420
25### [Shedding Light on Oil Behaviors Before the Next Spill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151125233112.htm)
21### [Analyzing Options for Increasing Affordability of Flood Insurance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211145044.htm)
2622
27Nov. 25, 2015 - There are still critical research gaps hampering efforts to both assess the environmental impacts of crude oil spills and to effectively remediate them, a Canadian, comprehensive scientific report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151125233112.htm)
23Dec. 11, 2015 - A new congressionally mandated report identifies an approach for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate policy options for making premiums through the National Flood Insurance Program ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211145044.htm)
2824
2925- * *
3026
31Nov. 24, 2015 - The damaging effects of carbon dioxide emissions from tourism could eventually be eliminated if travelers paid just US$11 per trip, according to a new study. Global tourism is largely dependent on ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151124143343.htm)
27Dec. 11, 2015 - Tropical groundwater may prove to be a climate-resilient source of freshwater in the tropics as intense rainfall favors the replenishment of these resources, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151211130105.htm)
3228
3329- * *
3430
35Nov. 24, 2015 - The transportation sector has the capacity to nearly halve its carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and, hence, to contribute far more than previously thought to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151124081918.htm)
31Dec. 10, 2015 - Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is an emerging fungal pathogen that has caused recent die-offs of salamanders in Europe. Laboratory experiments have shown that it can kill some North ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210144532.htm)
3632
3733- * *
3834
39Nov. 23, 2015 - Droughts could kill off the tallest trees in tropical rainforests in coming decades, a study suggests. Over a 13-year period, researchers carried out fieldwork to assess the impact of drought on ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123202509.htm)
35### [Climate Change Assessment Models Need Broader Context](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210093034.htm)
4036
37Dec. 10, 2015 - Multi-actor integrated assessment models based on well-being concepts beyond GDP could support policymakers by highlighting the interrelation of climate change mitigation and other important societal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210093034.htm)
38
4139- * *
4240
43Nov. 23, 2015 - More than half of the world's population is nourished by food grown with fertilizers containing synthetic nitrogen, which is needed for large crop yields but causes significant pollution. With ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123202342.htm)
41### [Plants Absorb Less Carbon Dioxide Than Models Show, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210031824.htm)
4442
43Dec. 10, 2015 - While global plant growth has increased slightly during the past 30 years, researchers have found that it hasn't increased as much as some scientists ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210031824.htm)
44
4545- * *
4646
47### [Launch of New Peatland Code Could Save More Than 200 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123102104.htm)
47### [Climate Outlook May Be Worse Than Feared, Global Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209144448.htm)
4848
49Nov. 23, 2015 - A new government-backed code which could slash UK carbon dioxide emissions by 220 million tons and protect rare wildlife by restoring moors, bogs and mires has been ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123102104.htm)
49Dec. 9, 2015 - The impact of climate change may be worse than previously thought, a new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209144448.htm)
5050
5151- * *
5252
53Nov. 23, 2015 - Scientists are warning of the risks that seismic surveys may pose to sea turtles. Widely used in marine oil and gas exploration, seismic surveys use airguns to produce sound waves that penetrate the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123101905.htm)
53Dec. 9, 2015 - New research suggests that feeding our food waste, or swill, to pigs (currently banned under EU law) could save 1.8 million hectares of global agricultural land -- an area roughly half the size of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209105055.htm)
5454
5555- * *
5656
57### [Grow Your Own Way: Trade May Not Help a Warming Planet Fight Its Farming Failures](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151120182822.htm)
57Dec. 9, 2015 - Emissions controls on coal-fired power plants are making a difference in reducing exposure of mercury to people, especially in the western Maryland community. A study of air quality has found that ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151209090515.htm)
5858
59Nov. 20, 2015 - A new study co-authored by an economist suggests that international trade will do little to alleviate climate-induced farming problems. Instead, the report indicates that countries will have to alter ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151120182822.htm)
60
6159- * *
6260
63### [Greater Potential for Transport in Climate Mitigation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119155518.htm)
61### [Climate Change Losses for Southeast Asia Well Above Previous Estimate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210182106.htm)
6462
65Nov. 19, 2015 - The transport sector has the potential to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases in half by 2050, according to a new analysis. Given the continuing drop in battery prices, electric drives have ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119155518.htm)
63Dec. 10, 2015 - Economic losses from the impacts of climate change in Southeast Asia could be 60% higher than previously estimated, reducing the region's gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 11% by ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151210182106.htm)
6664
6765- * *
6866
69### [The Netherlands Scores Average in Climate Change Adaptation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119122319.htm)
67### [Vision Researcher Links Environmental Change to Eye Health Hazards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208165210.htm)
7068
71Nov. 19, 2015 - Compared to other countries, the Netherlands takes an average position when it comes to implementing climate change adaptation initiatives. In the period 2010-2014, little changes have been observed ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119122319.htm)
69Dec. 8, 2015 - Another reason to worry about climate change: Expanding areas of arid land, air pollution, and greater exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation all present potential health hazards to your eyes, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208165210.htm)
7270
7371- * *
7472
75### [UK Health Professionals Unite for Stronger Measures to Tackle Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119095834.htm)
73### [Researchers to Probe Links Between Human Activities, Water Quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208142240.htm)
7674
77Nov. 19, 2015 - As world leaders prepare to meet in Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, UK health professionals have formed an alliance of doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151119095834.htm)
75Dec. 8, 2015 - The goal of a new research project is to investigate human-natural feedbacks in freshwater systems by examining the linkages between land-use decision-making, water quality, and collective action ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208142240.htm)
7876
7977- * *
8078
81Nov. 18, 2015 - A new study by scientists in the UK and France has found that Antarctic ice sheet collapse will have serious consequences for sea level rise over the next two hundred years, though not as much as ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118155128.htm)
79### [U.S. Regulations Should Be Strengthened to Prepare for Potential Spills of Diluted Bitumen, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208134630.htm)
8280
81Dec. 8, 2015 - The US Department of Transportation needs to modify its regulations and planning in order to strengthen preparedness for accidental spills of diluted bitumen from pipelines, says a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151208134630.htm)
82
8383- * *
8484
85### [Link Between Air Pollution, Heart Disease Confirmed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131018.htm)
85Dec. 7, 2015 - Protecting schools and their associated high-occupancy buildings from the most violent tornadoes is the goal of the first approved building code changes based on a technical investigation into the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207165743.htm)
8686
87Nov. 18, 2015 - A link between higher levels of a specific kind of air pollution in major urban areas and an increase in cardiovascular-related hospitalizations such as for heart attacks in people 65 and older has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151118131018.htm)
88
8987- * *
9088
91Nov. 17, 2015 - A new framework seeks to clarify roles, responsibilities of local stakeholders on climate change research. The goal of the project is to help define how research involving collaboration and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151117181457.htm)
89### [More Aggressive Climate Policies Are Needed to Save the Future Poor](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207165711.htm)
9290
91Dec. 7, 2015 - If the poor continue to bear the brunt of climate change impacts -- and current climate policies remain the same -- the world's future poor will be even worse off than impoverished people today, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207165711.htm)
92
9393- * *
9494
95### [Countries on the Rebound Making Significant Climate Adaptation Progress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151117143538.htm)
95### [Study of Environmental Attitudes Finds Nine Distinct Segments of American Population](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
9696
97Nov. 17, 2015 - Ten countries have come from behind to make marked progress in their ability to withstand the shocks and stresses of climate change, while five are distinctly less resilient, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151117143538.htm)
97Dec. 7, 2015 - Americans' attitudes about environmental issues aren't simply polarized into pro- and anti-environment, but rather are spread across a diverse spectrum. A new study finds that attitudes ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207151249.htm)
9898
9999- * *
100100
101### [Impact of Climate Change on Nutrient Load of Pike River Watershed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151117091231.htm)
101### [Satellite Observations Show Global Plant Growth Is Not Keeping Up With CO2 Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207113841.htm)
102102
103Nov. 17, 2015 - Using future climate change scenarios and water quality projections, experts found that sediment and the blue-green algae producing nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen are likely to increase in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151117091231.htm)
103Dec. 7, 2015 - Because plants need carbon dioxide to grow, scientists have expected rising atmospheric CO2 to substantially enhance plant growth, offsetting a portion of human CO2 emissions and, in turn, slowing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151207113841.htm)
104104
105105- * *