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Bradford: Twelve Years A Failure – His Reason To Kill CCAs

Creative Greenius

Bradford’s right there with the old Vietnam strategy of destroying the village in order to save it. I was born in New York and lived there when the late, great Shirley Chisholm was in office and became one of the first women to run for President.

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ADB leads $135M climate financing package for VinFast e-bus fleet and EV charging network in Vietnam

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The climate financing is certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative, a scientifically-based standard for labeling bonds, loans and other debt instruments which contribute to addressing climate change.

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Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

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The conference, attended by 130 international scientists and policy specialists, is the first to consider the global consequences of climate change beyond 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 °F). 4 degrees of warming averaged over the globe translates into even greater warming in many regions, along with major changes in rainfall.

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Study finds that bioenergy crops could have a significant impact on the hydrologic cycle of a region

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used a mechanistic multi-layer canopy-root-soil model to (i) capture the eco-physiological acclimations of bioenergy crops under climate change, and (ii) predict how hydrologic fluxes are likely to be altered from their current magnitudes. The Vietnam Education Foundation also supported the research. Phong et al. 1107177108.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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Some production activities are relocating from China and India to other developing countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, particularly for raw materials and intermediate goods production in energy-intensive sectors. —Prof Guan.

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EGEB: This ultrawhite paint could cancel the need for air conditioning

Electrek

Vietnam’s largest wind farm comes online. China and US pledge to cooperate on fighting climate change. In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Researchers produce ultrawhite paint that can cool buildings and reduce the need for air conditioning.

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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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that “ This could be again a manifestation of climate change. Due to climate change, we should expect more extreme weather events like extreme rainfall.". Nathaniel Cruz, weather services bureau head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), told GMANews.TV