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Petrobras and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte inaugurated a pilot plant in Extremoz (state of Rio Grande do Norte) for the cultivation of microalgae for biodiesel production. The project is part of Thematic Networks, a program Petrobras set up in 2006 to enhance relations with Brazilian universities and research institutes.
A new study by researchers from Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) suggests that the effect of wave activity on oceans should be incorporated in long-term climate and weather prediction models. Right now small-scale wave physics and large-scale climate modeling exist separately.
Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Country-based mean values are shown for 1976 and 1° × 1° resolution was used for 2006. Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles.
Mann, internationally known for his studies of climate change, was under investigation for allegations of research impropriety that surfaced in 2009 after thousands of stolen e-mails were published online. University Vice President for Research Henry C. —Henry Foley.
A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.
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Although most countries have already revealed their opening emissions reduction proposals, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer pointed out Thursday that “ we still await clarity from industrialized nations on the provision of large-scale finance to developing countries for immediate and long-term climate action. by Jack Rosebro.
Collaborating on the paper were scientists from Utrecht University, the Netherlands Royal Meteorological Institute, Delft University of Technology, Bristol University (UK) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (USA). —Professor Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol, co-author. mm of global sea level rise per year.
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Yvo de Boer will resign his position as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as of 1 July 2010. de Boer will be joining the consultancy group KPMG as Global Adviser on Climate and Sustainability, as well as working with a number of universities. Yvo de Boer.
degrees Fahrenheit), according to the research by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; Florida State University; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1803. —Ming Cai.
2015) formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC), coal consumption will be limited to 3900 million metric tons (MMT) by 2015, which will present a challenge given the tremendous increase in coal use within the last 5 years (2300 MMT in 2006 and 3200 MMT in 2010). Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge.
Mitloehner said that focusing on meat and dairy is not only scientifically inaccurate, but also distracts society from embracing effective solutions to global climate change. Clearing the air: Livestock’s contribution to climate change ” (ACS 239 Paper 83). Frank Mitloehner. Frank M Mitloehner, Maurice Pitesky DVM, Kim Stackhouse.
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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.
University of California, Davis researchers will receive $2.8 This grant is to the Agricultural Sustainability Institute, in collaboration with the University of California Agricultural Issues Center, Kearney Foundation for Soil Science, and the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
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Scientists from Emory University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board teamed to analyze satellite data to determine the 15-year trend of PM 2.5 The MISR instrument used in the study was initially designed to help understand Earth’s climate. pollution in the state. to predict PM 2.5
Tossell of the University of Maryland notes in the new study that other researchers (Brooks 2006) discovered the molecule—a macrocyclic amidourea—while doing work unrelated to global climate change. Light (2006) Anion-binding modes in a macrocyclic amidourea. 2006, 4344 - 4346, doi: 10.1039/b610938a.
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In 2006, China decided to meet 15% of its transportation energy needs by 2020 and, following India’s example, focused on Jatropha, with plans to raise it on more than 1 million ha of marginal lands. India encouraged millions of marginal farmers and landless people to plant Jatropha across India, Kant and Wu said.
A section of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS) seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane (CH 4 ) is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists Natalia Shakhova and Igor Semiletov. Shakhova et al.
Even if the global climate did not continue to warm, sea level will still rise at least 184 ± 33 mm (7.2 ± 1.3 If the climate continues to warm along current trends, a minimum of 373 ± 21 mm (14.7 ± 0.83 If the climate continues to warm along current trends, a minimum of 373 ± 21 mm (14.7 ± 0.83 Bahr et al.
X PRIZE’s Energy & Environment Prize Group intends to catalyze a new era of clean, renewable, cost-effective energy with minimal impact on the climate and environment. Areas of consideration include breakthroughs in climate change, water resource management, energy distribution & storage, clean energy, energy efficiency/use.
in 2006) but if they are replaced by EVs, the contribution would rise to 2-4%. Tags: China Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Hybrids Lifecycle analysis Plug-ins. Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge.
Reviewers included Dr. Martin Patel of Utrecht University and Michael Levy of the American Chemistry Council. A group of international reviewers verified the project was performed in accordance with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14040/44 Life Cycle Requirements. kg (for the 3.36 kg (for the 3.36
UTA and the University of Utah received a $5.4-million Three of these will be used on route 2 in Salt Lake City and two that will serve the University of Utah campus (also in Salt Lake City). This helps maintain bus range during very cold climate conditions. Earlier post.) Resources.
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Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Schapiro, Mark, “ Conning the Climate: Inside the Carbon-Trading Shell Game ,” Harper’s Magazine (February 2010). Renergie”).
The study led by a team from the University of Leicester (UK) suggested that 86 Mg CO 2 -eq ha -1 yr -1 (over 50 years) or 100 Mg CO 2 -eq ha -1 yr -1 (over 25 years) represent the best available estimates of typical emissions from peat decomposition in palm plantations. For instance, Al-Riffai et al.
The IEEE Life Fellow, who in 2006 was head of Tel Aviv University ’s Porter School of Environmental Studies , was at the school’s cafeteria with a meteorological researcher. He shared his struggles with finding high-resolution weather data for his climate models, which are used to forecast and track flash floods.
Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate matter pollutants into the air as the total amount released by the world’s cars, according to a new study led by NOAA and the University of Colorado at Boulder. During the summer of 2006, Lack and colleagues, aboard the NOAA ship Ronald H. But particulate.
However, argues a team from the University of Minnesota in an open-access paper published in the journal Energy Policy , once the “fuel market rebound effect” is factored in, RFS2 actually increases GHG emissions when all fuel GHG intensity targets specified under the act are met. —Hill et al. 2016.07.035.
A new study released by BMW i and New York University (NYU) finds that, in the coming years and decades, fundamental changes in the demographic makeup of cities will profoundly alter the way people travel. This report, prepared by the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at NYU’s Robert F.
He earned a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University , in West Lafayette, Ind. He earned two bachelors degrees, one in computer science in 1976 and the other in electrical engineering in 1978, both from the University of Sydney. He later returned to the University of Massachusetts and in 1996 received a Ph.D.
Mathur is currently a professor of practice and a member of the academic council at Marwadi University , in Rajkot, India. Rahman feels that IEEE, as the world’s largest organization of technical professionals, has both the opportunity and the responsibility to address the causes of, mitigate the impact of, and adapt to climate change.
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IEEE Fellow John Verboncoeur Steven Miller Nominated by the IEEE Board of Directors Verboncoeur is senior associate dean for research and graduate studies in Michigan State University’s (MSU) engineering college, in East Lansing. in molecular science from Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale.
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Current climate change policies which focus on overall carbon emissions are failing and should be abandoned, a consortium of research institutes concludes. Professor Prins said: “These are confusing times for anyone interested in global climate policy. In the period 2001 to 2006 this rose to 0.53.
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