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Improving poor soil with burned up biomass
2016-06-19 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Science in Japan have shown that torrefied biomass can improve the quality of poor soil found in arid regions. Published in Scientific Reports, the study showed that adding torrefied biomass to poor soil from Botswana increased water retention in the soil as well as --the amount of plant growth. When high temperatures and the absence of oxygen are used to bring about the decomposition of biomass residue from agricultural products such as grains, the result is a charcoal-rich substance called biochar....
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Brexit could mean benefit cuts for poor families, say economists
2016-06-09 13:19:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Low income families could receive hundreds of pounds less in benefit payments if the UK leaves the EU, some senior economists are claiming
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The real rich v poor battle over climate change has just started
2016-05-27 17:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The Paris Agreement on climate change was hailed as the moment when 195 countries set aside their differences to tackle a common challenge. Five months on, was it all too good to be true? The outlook is mixed, say envoys and analysts who followed the last two weeks of UN climate talks in Bonn. On the surface, the atmosphere was positive. We are moving beyond previous disagreements from the past few years, said Elina Bardram, the EUs chief negotiator. Weve had a positive tone over the...
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Rich and poor divided over UN aviation emissions deal
2016-05-16 21:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Details of a global carbon offsetting scheme for planes are up in the air after an inconclusive meeting in Montreal last week. With four months until the International Civil Aviation Organization aims to finalise a deal, major uncertainties remain on its environmental integrity. A proposal by Singapore to introduce a pre-implementation phase had campaigners worried action on a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions could be delayed. It is injecting a lot of confusion, Brad Schallert...
Asia stocks shrug off poor China data
2016-05-16 04:52:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Asia Pacific stock markets are mostly higher, with investors shrugging off disappointing economic data released by China over the weekend.
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