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IEA projects rapid increase in installed solar capacity by 2040
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IEA projects rapid increase in installed solar capacity by 2040

However, it expects carbon dioxide emissions to continue rising for decades
November 18, 2019
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Looking at the microbe’s rebellion
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Looking at the microbe’s rebellion
South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD
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South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD
Ten zero-waste cities: What makes Penang stand out in waste recycling?
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Ten zero-waste cities: What makes Penang stand out in waste recycling?
Two cases of pneumonic plague reported in northern China
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Two cases of pneumonic plague reported in northern China

Chinese officials downplay, say both patients are being treated as rules mandate
November 14, 2019
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Shape of the universe: Could it be curved, not flat?
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Shape of the universe: Could it be curved, not flat?

New research places probability of a curved universe at more than 99%
November 14, 2019
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Climate change increasing threats from Vibrio bacteria: Study
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Climate change increasing threats from Vibrio bacteria: Study

Warming catalyses antimicrobial resistance
November 14, 2019
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We are all consuming a deadly cocktail of medicine residue
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We are all consuming a deadly cocktail of medicine residue

Reports suggest such is the medicine residue in water bodies that fish is changing character; oral contraceptive residue makes them ‘feminised’
November 14, 2019
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India failed to benefit from free trade agreements with Asean: Report
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India failed to benefit from free trade agreements with Asean: Report

The report, prepared by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said India’s trade had increased since it entered into FTAs with Asean
November 13, 2019
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Do you know what Arrokoth is?
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Do you know what Arrokoth is?

This is the official name of a world humanity would be proud of
November 13, 2019
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Only 13 of 132 largest energy cos committed to net zero emissions: Study
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Only 13 of 132 largest energy cos committed to net zero emissions: Study

The research reveals that the global energy sector has hardly achieved any progress in achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, four years after it was signed
November 13, 2019
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Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report
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Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report

Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains
November 13, 2019
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Ten zero-waste cities: How Taguig in the Philippines became clean
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Ten zero-waste cities: How Taguig in the Philippines became clean

Down To Earth profiles ten cities across the globe which have got rid of their waste problem using the ‘zero waste model’
November 12, 2019
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Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls
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Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened
November 12, 2019
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Drought, climate change were kindling; now Australia's east coast ablaze
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Drought, climate change were kindling; now Australia's east coast ablaze

Most tragic losses in northern NSW: 970,000 hectares burned, 3 dead, at least 150 homes destroyed
November 11, 2019
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Emperor Penguins would be extinct if climate goals are not met
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Emperor Penguins would be extinct if climate goals are not met

Quite like a canary in a coal mine, used by the British in the mid-1980s to check for carbon monoxide in a mine; the Emperor Penguin is providing a similar warning about the planetary effects of burning fossil fuels
November 08, 2019
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Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying
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Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying

Antarctica, long thought to be the “sleeping giant” of sea level rise, is actually a key player
November 08, 2019
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New Zealand unanimously passes climate change law
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New Zealand unanimously passes climate change law

Centre-right opposition National Party backs Jacinda Ardern govt in legislation towards zero carbon   
November 07, 2019
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Meat industry worst among food-based industries in terms of water management
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Meat industry worst among food-based industries in terms of water management

New report says meat firms pollute groundwater and overuse water to farm their products
November 07, 2019
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Major victory for indigenous groups in Ecuadorian Amazon
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Major victory for indigenous groups in Ecuadorian Amazon

Chinese company pulls out of contract to drill for oil in remote rainforest after protests by indigenous groups
November 07, 2019
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What 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat tells us about the genetics of our daily bread
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What 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat tells us about the genetics of our daily bread

Researchers sequenced the genome of a 3,000-year-old sample of Egyptian emmer wheat; Comparisons with modern samples suggest a story of how the crop spread
November 07, 2019
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Just how many cyclones does the world have now
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Just how many cyclones does the world have now

Water makes up three quarters of the planet and there's turbulence on seas across the world
November 06, 2019
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River deltas are 'drowning', threatening hundreds of millions of people
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River deltas are 'drowning', threatening hundreds of millions of people

Better management of river sediment is vital to improve the outlook for the world’s deltas
November 06, 2019
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Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan
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Who benefits most from US-China trade war: Chinese ‘province’ Taiwan

American consumers pay more now; imports from others significantly up; no gains for US Inc: UNCTAD report 
November 06, 2019
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11,000 scientists warn: Climate change isn’t just about temperature
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11,000 scientists warn: Climate change isn’t just about temperature

A new paper track a broad set of indicators to convey the effects of human activities on greenhouse gas emissions, and the consequent impacts on climate, environment and society
November 06, 2019
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