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Love in a cold climate
2017-07-26 01:07:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The winner of the Global Teacher Prize is campaigning for disadvantaged youngsters in the Canadian Arctic.
Campaigning on climate science consensus may backfire, warn scholars
2017-07-23 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Climate change campaigns that focus on correcting public beliefs about scientific consensus are likely to backfire and undermine policy efforts, according to an expert commentary published today in Environmental Communication. The six authors of the commentary argue campaigns which emphasize variations on messages such as, “97% of climate scientists have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening,” hold several serious drawbacks. Firstly…
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Mixed outcomes for plants and animals in warmer 2080s climate
2017-07-20 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] More than three quarters of plants and animals in England are likely to be significantly affected by climate change by the end of the century, say researchers. Researchers showed that given a 2°C increase in average global temperature by the 2080s, 54% of 3000 species in England could significantly expand their populations into different areas of the country, where climate suitability is increasing, if they are able to get to those locations. The team, whic…
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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Crop Rotation and Pest Management
2017-07-19 20:19:54| National Farmers Union
By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation, temperatures in the next 40 years are expected to rise 1-2 degrees Celsius. This will increase pest pressure because insects that are frost sensitive will be able to survive milder winters. […]
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California votes to extend cap-and-trade climate law to 2030
2017-07-18 12:50:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Legislators vote to extend a programme that charges firms for releasing pollutants to the year 2030.
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