'Inoculation' messages prevent spread of fake news
An international team of researchers has demonstrated how people can be 'inoculated' against misinformation and fake news on topical issues such as climate change.
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Climate scientists are more credible when they practice what they preach
Americans are more likely to follow advice about personal energy use from climate scientists who minimize their own carbon footprint, according to Shahzeen Attari of Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental ...
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Jun 16, 2016
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Consensus on consensus: Expertise matters in agreement over human-caused climate change
A research team confirms that 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is caused by humans. The group includes Sarah Green, a chemistry professor at Michigan Technological University.
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Apr 13, 2016
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Bloomberg says investors pricing in climate risk
Global investors are increasingly pricing in the risk of climate change, US billionaire Michael Bloomberg told AFP on Saturday after taking charge of a task force to bring greater clarity to the financial implications of ...
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Dec 6, 2015
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Anonymous leaks personal data hacked from UN climate site
The United Nations confirmed Thursday reports that activist group Anonymous leaked personal data from some 1,400 people using its climate website, as the world gathered in Paris to craft a climate rescue pact.
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Dec 4, 2015
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Developing nations shift emissions stance in climate talks
The once black-and-white world of climate negotiations for poorer countries has evolved into many shades of gray at talks this week in Paris.
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Dec 4, 2015
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Experts urge Dutch govt to drop greenhouse gas appeal
Top global academics, lawyers and doctors are calling on the Dutch government to drop an appeal against a landmark court ruling which orders it to slash greenhouse gases by a quarter by 2020.
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Sep 22, 2015
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Urgent research needed on predicting future regional climate change, report demands
Crucial research into the changing spatial patterns of future climate patterns is urgently needed, a new review article has concluded.
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Sep 10, 2015
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Obama pushes for world climate pact after China deal
A Sino-US breakthrough on reducing carbon emissions proves a global deal on climate change is achievable, US President Barack Obama said Saturday, as campaigners hailed new momentum in long-stalled talks.
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Nov 15, 2014
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Climate economics expert urges "critical" investment shift
The next 20 years must see a "critical" investment shift from high- to low-carbon energy sources to limit damaging global warming, Nicholas Stern, an authority on the economics of climate change, said Thursday.
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Nov 6, 2014
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