U.S. Chamber of Commerce Warns Against Keeping it in the Ground
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International
Investors Urge G20 States to Join Paris Agreement in 2016
A group of 130 investors groups on Wednesday called for movement on the Paris climate change agreement ahead of the upcoming Group of 20 Summit being held on Sept. 4-5 in Hangzhou, China. Among other requests, the group urged G20 member countries to ratify the agreement by the end of 2016. “Countries that join/ratify the […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
DOE Awards $28M in Advanced Fossil Energy Research Funding
The Department of Energy on Wednesday said it has awarded $28 million in research funding to 14 advanced fossil fuel combustion systems projects. The recipients will spend $8.4 million on the projects, bring total spending to more than $36 million. “The new projects, which span 11 states, will accelerate the scale-up of coal-based advanced combustion […]
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International
Report: Signs of Climate Change Found as Early as 1830
The Earth might have begun responding to increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions as early as 1830, according to a paper issued Wednesday by the 2k Network and Past Global Changes (PAGES). “Drawing on a roughly 500-year history of temperatures in the oceans and on land, the [research] group concluded that the warming of the planet […]