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Study calls for leaner carbon budget to slow warming
2016-02-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: If the world hopes to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, humanity must emit less than half the carbon dioxide than previously thought in the coming years, a new study shows. In order to keep global warming to no more than 2°C (3.6°F) -- the basis for the Paris climate agreement struck last year -- scientists have devised a "carbon budget' for how much carbon can be emitted before warming crosses into catastrophic territory. Their estimates range from about 590 gigatons (1...
Federal budget to begin 'bit of a reset' on how Ottawa backs innovators: source
2016-02-25 01:22:22| Telecom - Topix.net
The federal budget will signal a "bit of a reset" on how Ottawa helps Canadian innovators transform research and ideas into stronger productivity and growth, a government official says. Every time Finance Minister Bill Morneau comes under fire for his deepening deficit - $18.4 billion by Monday's reckoning - he tries to change the subject by teasing, among other things, the innovation investments coming in the March 22 budget.
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Scientists settle on low end of carbon budget spectrum
2016-02-24 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Countries agreed last year to limit global warming to 2C this century and "pursue efforts" to hold it to 1.5C to avoid dangerous climate change. Scientists have come up with a range of estimates for the cap on greenhouse gas pollution needed to have a likely chance of avoiding that threshold. It`s known as the "carbon budget". A review of the evidence on Wednesday published in journal Nature Climate Change recommended dismissing the more generous allowances. From 2015 onwards, there is only...
Vets Mark Foot and Mouth Anniversary by Protesting Budget Cuts
2016-02-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - On the 15th anniversary of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has emphasised the vital role of vets and veterinary surveillance in protecting the UK from devastating disease outbreaks.
Noble plans to spend lion's share of global capital budget in Weld County
2016-02-18 18:06:43| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Like all other oil and gas exploration and production companies these days, Noble Energy shut the door on 2015 with another loss. The company closed the final months of the year with a $2 billion loss, and a 2016 spending plan cut in half.
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