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Renewable energy 'increasing' but 2030 target in doubt
2013-01-16 14:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The share of renewables in the global energy mix has increased over the past decade to more than 15 percent but doubts remain over whether a 2030 target of 30 percent is achievable, delegates to an international conference said on Wednesday. Fossil fuels still account for 80 percent of world energy use, threatening efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are blamed for global warming, delegates said. "The shift towards low carbon energy has started," the executive secretary of the UN Framework...
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New Doubt Cast on Link Between Global Warming and Increased Drought
2013-01-09 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: There have been devastating droughts in the past few years in places like Africa, Australia, and the United States. Last summer, the drought in the central US caused the loss of massive crops and a major economic hit for the country. The seemingly increasing prevalence of droughts has some announcing the effects of climate change coming to fruition. However, a new study from researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey and the Australian National University in Canberra has cast doubt on this...
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Methane leaks cast doubt on shale gas climate credentials
2013-01-04 13:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: US scientists have once again warned large amounts of methane could be leaking from new onshore gas drilling projects, challenging claims the fuel can offer a lower emissions alternative to coal. Around nine per cent of the potent greenhouse gas methane produced by a gas field in Utah was shown to be escaping into the atmosphere, according to preliminary results published in Nature by a team comprising researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University...
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