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Sustained cheap oil likely to hurt global climate plans

2016-06-13 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Low oil prices "considerably" hinder transition to greener energy, say IIASA and World Bank analysts, while sustained high prices would give a boost Does cheap oil hold back the global low carbon transition? It is a hotly debated question since prices plummeted in mid-2014 from more than US$100 a barrel to $40-$55 more recently. A study published in the journal Nature Energy on Monday represents the most systematic attempt yet to answer it -- and the findings are significant. If crude...

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Climate Change Can Hurt Globalized Economy too

2016-06-11 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

MedIndia: The analysis by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Columbia University revealed that the susceptibility of the global economic network to workers' heat-stress has doubled in the last decade. 'Climate damages do not only depend on the warming of our planet, but also on the resilience of our societies and economies.' Advertisement It showed for the first time how enhanced connectivity of the global network of supply can amplify production losses, as these losses can be spread...

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Nature Doesnt Hurt Farmers, It Helps

2016-06-03 05:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature: A new paper in the Journal of Applied Ecology finds that two farm-based food safety practices removal of non-crop vegetation in and around fields, and abandonment of composting actually hurt farmers without making food safer. The practices are unnecessary, said Danny Karp, lead author on the study. Not only are they ineffective for their intended purpose, they damage growers by decreasing crop yields and pest control. Karp conducted this research as a NatureNet Science Fellow with The...

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