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Engineering climate: from pariah to saviour?

2015-12-12 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth's climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement. The landmark climate deal reached in Paris on Saturday poses a dilemma. It sets ambitious targets for capping global warming yet Earth's economy remains hugely dependent on carbon-spewing fossil fuels. So, if temperatures rise and countries fail to switch to cleaner energy in time, the allure of high-tech fixes will,...

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Let's stop talking about 'sin taxes' as if they are the saviour of mankind

2015-07-31 22:13:43| Beverages - Topix.net

While taxes on foods can lead to small drops in consumption, they are not the answer to our global obesity epidemic, argues Nathan Gray. Stop talking about food taxes like they are some sort of panacea that will alter consumer behaviours overnight, and magically eliminate obesity and diabetes.

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Creator of London's Oyster card could be myki saviour

2015-06-17 13:09:47| IT Services - Topix.net

It has cost Victorian taxpayers $1.5 billion and been plagued by problems, but there could be a big change on the way for the troubled myki. Public Transport Victoria has released a shortlist of three bidders for the tender of the state's public transport ticketing system, which includes the defence giant that worked on London's Oyster travel card.

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