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Climate Science Digest: March 16, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: March 16, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: March 16, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Industrial waste…
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Most climate plans ignore plastics
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Most climate plans ignore plasticsScience

Most climate plans ignore plastics

Summary Time to count plastics in climate action and counter Trump effect Summary: Plastics contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet most climate action…
SourceSourceMarch 7, 2025 Full article
Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: February 25, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Decoupled responses…
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 6, 2025

Discover the latest articles from leading science journals in the Muser Press weekly roundup, showcasing impactful research published this week. For Indian farmland within 62…
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Climate Science Digest: January 22, 2025
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Climate Science Digest: January 22, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: January 22, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Ozone exposure linked to…
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Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warming
Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warmingClimate

Natural carbon sinks alone cannot halt global warming

In a new study1, led by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics and published in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the…
SourceSourceNovember 18, 2024 Full article
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presenceNews

Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence

By Delphine Paysant with Kelly Macnamara in Paris Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for "energy day"…
SourceSourceNovember 15, 2024 Full article
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reach new high in 2024 amid climate crisis
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Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reach new high in 2024 amid climate crisisClimate

Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reach new high in 2024 amid climate crisis

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached a new record in 2024, highlighting the persistent challenge in addressing climate change, according to the Global Carbon…
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Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchers
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Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchersNews

Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchers

By Kelly MACNAMARA | AFP Paris, France - Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year,…
SourceSourceNovember 13, 2024 Full article
Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29
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Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29News

Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley renewed Tuesday her call for taxes on fossil fuels, aviation and shipping, saying hundreds of…
SourceSourceNovember 12, 2024 Full article
Windfall profits from oil and gas could fund climate payments to developing nations
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Windfall profits from oil and gas could fund climate payments to developing nationsClimate

Windfall profits from oil and gas could fund climate payments to developing nations

As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) opens on November 11, a significant debate looms over how industrialized nations will fulfill their financial commitments…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 9, 2024 Full article
Ten key moments in the climate change fight
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Ten key moments in the climate change fightNews

Ten key moments in the climate change fight

Paris, France | AFP - With the UN climate summit to start in Azerbaijan in a week, here is a recap of 10 key dates…
SourceSourceNovember 4, 2024 Full article
G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuels
G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuelsNews

G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuels

Washington, United States (AFP) - G20 leaders affirmed their commitment to shifting away from fossil fuels after talks this week in Washington, according to a…
SourceSourceOctober 25, 2024 Full article
China’s coal dilemma as it fights climate change
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China’s coal dilemma as it fights climate change

As China faces mounting pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, a new paper from the University of California San Diego sheds light on the…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 8, 2024 Full article
Rising support for meat and fuel rationing to tackle climate crisis
Rising support for meat and fuel rationing to tackle climate crisisScience

Rising support for meat and fuel rationing to tackle climate crisis

Rationing of meat and fuel, two major contributors to climate change, is gaining public support as an effective and equitable way to reduce consumption. According…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 30, 2024 Full article
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact
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Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact

Researchers from Dartmouth College have uncovered how fossil fuel emissions have profoundly impacted the Arctic’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings show that pollution reaches the region…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuels
Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuelsScience

Low-carbon technologies need far less mining than fossil fuels

Mining for coal is much more resource-intensive than renewables or nuclear power. Hannah Ritchie's article published at Our World Data highlights the important fact that…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 37, 2024
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Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 37, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 37, 2024

Early knowledge but delays in climate actions: An ecocide case against both transnational oil corporations and national governments Recent articles have demonstrated the knowledge and…
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Advancements in chemical plastics recycling pave the way for high-quality sustainable products
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Advancements in chemical plastics recycling pave the way for high-quality sustainable productsScience

Advancements in chemical plastics recycling pave the way for high-quality sustainable products

Scientists at ETH Zurich have made significant strides in chemical recycling, a process poised to transform plastic waste management by producing high-quality products from discarded…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 29, 2024 Full article
Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents
Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience

Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents

The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…
SourceSourceJuly 4, 2024 Full article
Bans on fossil fuel advertising are coming – and sport should not be exempt
Bans on fossil fuel advertising are coming – and sport should not be exemptClimate

Bans on fossil fuel advertising are coming – and sport should not be exempt

By  Freddie Daley, University of Sussex | The Conversation In a recent speech, UN secretary-general António Guterres called upon “every country to ban advertising from fossil…
SourceSourceJune 12, 2024 Full article
US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing
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US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financingNews

US, Japanese banks lead fossil fuel financing

Paris, France (AFP) (UPDATED) - The world's biggest banks financed fossil fuels to the tune of $705 billion in 2023, with US and Japanese lenders…
SourceSourceMay 13, 2024 Full article