News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

ARCHIVED 2017-05-13, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20170513_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20170410_rev01

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+### [Early Climate 'Payback' With Higher Emission Reductions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123322.htm)
+May 4, 2017 - Researchers, led by climate modelers, used satellite images to quantify recent snow cover distributions patterns on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i. They developed a regional climate model to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504161515.htm)
+Apr. 3, 2017 - Climate scientists have shown the early mitigation needed to limit eventual warming below potentially dangerous levels has a climate 'payback' much earlier than previously ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123322.htm)
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+### [11 Percent of Disappearing Groundwater Used to Grow Internationally Traded Food](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329140932.htm)
+### [Current Climate Change Measurements Mask Trade-Offs Necessary for Policy Debates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504161451.htm)
+Mar. 29, 2017 - Eleven percent of the global non-renewable groundwater drawn up for irrigation goes to produce crops that are then traded on the international market, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329140932.htm)
+May 4, 2017 - Scientists and policymakers use measurements like global warming potential to compare how varying greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to climate change. Yet, despite its ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504161451.htm)
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+### [Adding Grads, Going Green Can Brighten Economic Outlook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329102539.htm)
+### [Policies to Curb Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Could Yield Major Health Benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504161447.htm)
+Mar. 29, 2017 - Attracting college graduates and boosting natural amenities may give communities a double shot of economic growth potential, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170329102539.htm)
+May 4, 2017 - A commitment to reducing global emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane and black carbon could slow global warming while boosting public health and agricultural yields, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504161447.htm)
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+### [Can Intergenerational Cooperation Defeat Climate Change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328135511.htm)
+### [Greater Efforts Are Needed to Promote Biopesticides](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504083239.htm)
+Mar. 28, 2017 - Older adults are powerful allies in addressing climate change, say researchers. Research shows that older adults are at risk for the effects of extreme weather events and climate change; but they are ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328135511.htm)
+May 4, 2017 - There are a number of environmental and economic reasons to promote the development and use of biological compounds as pesticides. A new analysis finds that there are fewer biopesticides registered ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504083239.htm)
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+### [Building a Market for Renewable Thermal Technologies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324083039.htm)
+### [Marine Conservation Must Consider Human Rights](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503151942.htm)
+Mar. 24, 2017 - Renewable thermal technologies have significant market potential in the state if supported by appropriate public policy and financing tools, a new analysis ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324083039.htm)
+May 3, 2017 - Ocean conservation is essential for protecting the marine environment and safeguarding the resources that people rely on for livelihoods and food security. But there are many documented cases where ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503151942.htm)
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+### [New Study Calls for US Solar Policy Reform](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323150253.htm)
+May 2, 2017 - A new analysis of an ice core from Dome Fuji in Antarctica, along with climate simulation results, shows a high degree of climate instability (that is, rapid climate fluctuations) within glacial ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170502095125.htm)
+Mar. 23, 2017 - Researchers suggest reforming US solar policies and encourage closer collaboration between the United States and China on solar energy in a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323150253.htm)
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+Mar. 22, 2017 - Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an increasingly popular strategy for protecting marine biodiversity, but a new global study demonstrates that widespread lack of personnel and funds are preventing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322143223.htm)
+Apr. 29, 2017 - Studying how and why bridges have collapsed in the past identifies the limitation of current risk assessment approach and demonstrates the value of new perspectives on climate change ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170429095026.htm)
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+### ['Super Sponge' Promises Effective Toxic Clean-Up of Lakes and More](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322110944.htm)
+### [Weather Extremes and Trade Policies Were Main Drivers of Wheat Price Peaks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170428093912.htm)
+Mar. 22, 2017 - Mercury is very toxic and can cause long-term health damage, but removing it from water is challenging. To address this growing problem scientists have created a sponge that can absorb mercury from a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322110944.htm)
+Apr. 28, 2017 - Price peaks of wheat on the world market are mainly caused by production shocks such as induced for example by droughts, researchers found. These shocks get exacerbated by low storage levels as well ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170428093912.htm)
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+Mar. 20, 2017 - Researchers say global resource governance and sharing of geoscience data is needed to address challenges facing future mineral supply. Specifically of concern are a range of technology minerals, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320110042.htm)
+### [Urban Water Atlas for Europe: 360° View on Water Management in Cities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170427110918.htm)
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+Apr. 27, 2017 - On 27 April 2017, the European Commission published the Urban Water Atlas for Europe. The publication - the first of its kind - shows how different water management choices, as well as other ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170427110918.htm)
+Mar. 20, 2017 - Forests and trees play a major role on water cycles and cooler temperatures, contributing to food security and climate change adaptation. In recent decades, the climate change discourse has looked at ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320110039.htm)
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+### [Transport Systems Face Disruption by Extreme Weather](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320085442.htm)
+### [Stringent Exhaust Gas Tests for Cars in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426123000.htm)
+Mar. 20, 2017 - Extreme weather conditions due to climate change pose a new threat to aging infrastructure, and authors of a new report, we need to be better ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320085442.htm)
+Apr. 26, 2017 - As of October 2017, newly launched car models will have to pass more stringent exhaust gas tests in the EU and in Switzerland. The new test method includes measuring drives in actual traffic. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426123000.htm)
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+### [Protecting Ice Memory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316100059.htm)
+Apr. 25, 2017 - Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are not in better environmental shape than the rest of the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425143058.htm)
+Mar. 16, 2017 - Collecting ice cores from high-mountain glaciers most at risk from climate change and storing them in Antarctica for future generations of scientists: that is the goal of ICE MEMORY, an international ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316100059.htm)
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+### [How to Conserve Polar Bears -- And Maintain Subsistence Harvest -- Under Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315182338.htm)
+### [India's Outsized Coal Plans Would Wipe out Paris Climate Goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425140207.htm)
+Mar. 15, 2017 - A properly-managed subsistence harvest of polar bears can continue under climate change, according to analysis that combines sea-ice forecasts with a polar bear population ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315182338.htm)
+Apr. 25, 2017 - India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to construct nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425140207.htm)
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+Mar. 15, 2017 - China's severe winter air pollution problems may be worsened by changes in atmospheric circulation prompted by Arctic sea ice loss and increased Eurasian snowfall -- both caused by global ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315140652.htm)
+### [Modeling Reveals How Policy Affects Adoption of Solar Energy Photovoltaics in California](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425110804.htm)
+Apr. 25, 2017 - Researchers inspired by efforts to promote green energy, are exploring the factors driving commercial customers in Southern California, both large and small, to purchase and install solar ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425110804.htm)
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+### [Antarctica: Everyone Wants It, but No One Owns It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315115121.htm)
+### [Pathway for Generating Up to 10 Terawatts of Power from Sunlight by 2030](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425102540.htm)
+Mar. 15, 2017 - For over 70 years seven different countries have claimed sovereignty over parts of Antarctica. But are these claims legitimate? This issue is now going to be considered by a group of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315115121.htm)
+Apr. 25, 2017 - The annual potential of solar energy far exceeds the world's energy consumption, but the goal of using the sun to provide a significant fraction of global electricity demand is far from being ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425102540.htm)
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+### [No Publication Bias Found in Climate Change Research](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315094448.htm)
+Apr. 24, 2017 - New insight into how forests globally will respond to long-term climate change has been gained by recent research. The new work suggests that climate-change driven increases in rainfall in warm, wet ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424170804.htm)
+Mar. 15, 2017 - Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts, suggests a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315094448.htm)
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+Apr. 24, 2017 - Climate change is predicted to cause a series of maladies for world oceans including heating up, acidification, and the loss of oxygen. A newly published study demonstrates that one ocean consequence ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424153809.htm)
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+Mar. 14, 2017 - The success of ecological restoration projects around the world could be boosted using a potential new tool that monitors soil microbes, say ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170314093530.htm)
+Apr. 24, 2017 - A new study finds that improved human health is not a benefit of conservation -- at least when health is measured through the lens of infectious disease. The paper analyzed the relationship between ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424084012.htm)
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+### [Democrats and Republicans Draw Different Conclusions When Seasons Are Too Hot or Too Cold](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313135011.htm)
+### [Cold Weather, Fewer Sun Hours Are Associated With Increased Rates of Alcoholic Cirrhosis](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170422101601.htm)
+Mar. 13, 2017 - When the weather is unseasonably hot or cold, Americans across the political spectrum have even stronger views about whether climate change caused by human activity is a reality or not. Republicans ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313135011.htm)
+Apr. 22, 2017 - Colder and less sunny regions of the world have higher rates of alcoholic cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking which results in irreversible scarring of the liver, new research shows. An ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170422101601.htm)
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+### [Organic Is Only One Ingredient in Recipe for Sustainable Food Future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170310142337.htm)
+### [Are the Paris Soil Carbon Sequestration Goals Unrealistic?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421091701.htm)
+Mar. 10, 2017 - Many people choose organic thinking it's better for humans and the planet, but a new study finds that might not always be the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170310142337.htm)
+Apr. 21, 2017 - The goal to offset rises in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations by increasing soil carbon storage by 4 per mille (0.4%) per year is unrealistic, say scientists in a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421091701.htm)
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+Mar. 10, 2017 - Growing sustainable energy crops without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, may be possible on seasonally wet, environmentally sensitive landscapes, according to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170310121719.htm)
+### [Application of Statistical Method Shows Promise Mitigating Climate Change Effects on Pine](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170420162142.htm)
+Apr. 20, 2017 - Confronting evidence that the global climate is changing rapidly relative to historical trends, researchers have developed a new statistical model that, when applied to the loblolly pine tree ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170420162142.htm)
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