The growth of palm oil, the most-consumed vegetable oil in the world, has been fueled by expansion of palm plantings in Malaysia and Indonesia that have contributed to massive deforestation in those countries. The carbon ...
Economics & Business
Sep 4, 2019
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When an interesting bird shows up in an unexpected place, it can be a big deal for both local economies and nature lovers alike. Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers experienced this first hand as they studied ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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Trains have been on the sidelines of electrification efforts for a long time in the U.S. because they account for only 2% of transportation sector emissions, but diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of carbon ...
Environment
Nov 24, 2021
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Spending time outdoors is long understood to offer mental health perks, including reduced stress, improved sleep and enhanced cognition.
Environment
Nov 12, 2019
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Chronic poverty in the developing world can seem like an insoluble problem. But a long-term study from Bangladesh co-authored by an MIT economist presents a very different picture: When rural poor people get a one-time capital ...
Economics & Business
May 10, 2022
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Chemical engineers at Monash University have developed an industrial process to produce acetic acid that uses the excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and has a potential to create negative carbon emissions.
Analytical Chemistry
May 22, 2023
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Climate change caused by global warming is slowing down world economic output by 1.6 percent a year and will lead to a doubling of costs in the next two decades, a major new report said.
Environment
Sep 26, 2012
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Massive economic losses due to sweltering temperatures brought on by human-caused climate change are not just a problem for the distant future. A study in the journal Science Advances has found that more severe heat waves ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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Reducing fossil-fuel emissions to safer levels would save millions of lives annually by the end of the century, a study said on Sunday.
Environment
Sep 22, 2013
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A joint study by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), University of Lapland and Geological Survey of Finland called GovAda, which gathers scientific, peer-reviewed publications on the metallic, coal and industrial ...
Environment
Feb 26, 2019
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