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Divided EU ministers agree auto emission curbs
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Divided EU ministers agree auto emission curbs

  EU ministers battled Tuesday over the extent of emission cuts to be imposed on carmakers, in the wake of…
Renewable energy expected to continue growth, despite Trump
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Renewable energy expected to continue growth, despite Trump

President Donald Trump may abandon US pledges to reduce carbon emissions, but global economic realities ensure he is unlikely to…
Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change
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Oslo trash incinerator starts experiment to slow climate change

Oslo's main waste incinerator began the world's first experiment to capture carbon dioxide from the fumes of burning rubbish on…
VW’s Audi says 2.1 mn cars fitted with emission-cheat software
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VW’s Audi says 2.1 mn cars fitted with emission-cheat software

Volkswagen's top-of-the-range automaker Audi said Monday that 2.1 million of its diesel cars worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software…
Ministry tasks cements factories with finding ways to reduce emissions
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Ministry tasks cements factories with finding ways to reduce emissions

Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said that he set conditions for cement factories wanting to use coal in their operations…
AUC becomes first Middle East university to measure carbon footprint
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AUC becomes first Middle East university to measure carbon footprint

The first higher education institution in the Middle East and North Africa to calculate its carbon footprint, the American University…
AUC researches producing eco-friendly hydrogen fuel using solar energy
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AUC researches producing eco-friendly hydrogen fuel using solar energy

New research has begun at AUC’s Energy Materials Laboratory, where scientists are attempting to efficiently turn solar energy into hydrogen…
Report: Bioenergy targets based on flawed science
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Report: Bioenergy targets based on flawed science

Existing targets for biofuels and other forms of bioenergy are based on flawed carbon accounting and should be revised downwards,…
Global warming: Study finds natural shields being weakened
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Global warming: Study finds natural shields being weakened

In a vicious cycle with long-term implications for the climate system, the soil and the ocean are being weakened as…
Australia hopes for carbon capturing ‘sponges’
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Australia hopes for carbon capturing ‘sponges’

SYDNEY -- Australian scientists said Monday they are working to develop "molecular sponges" that they hope will soak up carbon…
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