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Soil Erosion Increasing Global Warming Threat

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday. [More]

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Renewable Energy Deals Hit Record High in 2011

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global renewable energy deals climbed 40 percent to a record high of $53.5 billion last year from $38.2 billion in 2010, as solar, wind and energy efficiency overtook hydropower as the main deal drivers for the first time, a report said on Monday.

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Next Ice Age Not Likely before 1,500 Years

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Monday. [More]

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‘Alps under the Ice’ Give Clues to Global Warming

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The mystery of how a subglacial mountain range the size of the Alps formed up to 250 million years ago has finally been solved, scientists said on Wednesday, which could help map the effects of climate change. [More]

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Buried Antarctic Lake Could Hold Vital Climate Clues

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient lake hidden deep beneath West Antarctica's Ice Sheet may reveal vital clues about climate change and future sea level rises, and uncover new forms of life, according to a group of UK engineers and scientist. [More]

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World Water Crisis Spurs Inventors

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Solutions such as fog catchers, seawater greenhouses and fuel cells powered by microscopic bacteria are on show to help secure water supply and food production as rising population and climate change put the world's natural resources under strain. [More]

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Global Climate Worry Up Slightly Since 2009

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global concern about climate change has risen only very slightly over the past two years, as consumers have focused on more immediate economic worries, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday. [More]

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China’s CO2 Emissions Rose Over 10 percent in 2010: BP

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - China's carbon dioxide emissions rose 10.4 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year as it surpassed the United States as the world's biggest energy consumer, data released by BP on Wednesday showed. [More]

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German Nuclear Cull to Add 40 Million Tonnes CO2 Per Year

By Nina Chestney and Jackie Cowhig LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's plan to shut all its nuclear power plants by 2022 will add up to 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually as the country turns to fossil fuels, analysts said on Tuesday. [More]

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