carbon emissions
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COP21 – Insights into Climate Negotiations from Halldór Thorgeirsson
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Halldór Thorgeirsson, Director for Strategy at the UN Climate Change Secretariat, shares his insights into international political negotiations, the implications of the Paris climate agreement, and why it is so important to empower cities, private companies, and consumers in an effort to limit the effects of climate change.
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Editor’s Note: Forecasting Effects of Climate Change
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An introduction to a series on climate change.
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The Cost of Wind Energy: Tradeoffs between Energy Storage and Transmission
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New research finds that transmission costs must be at least $600/MW-km and energy storage must cost at most $100/kW h in order for wind energy storage to be economical.
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Wheels in Motion: Should Cities Get Behind Car Sharing?
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A new study explores the ups and downs of car sharing in a complex transportation market.
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The Future of Energy: Our Neighbors to the North?
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Climate policies and their restriction on carbon emissions will have a direct impact on the expansion and growth of the Canadian oil sands industry