News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy

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1### [Getting Conservationists and Fishers on the Same Page](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180531114649.htm)
1### [It's Go Time for Hawaiian Bird Conservation, and Luckily There's a Playbook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180627160536.htm)
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3May 31, 2018 - Historically, fisheries and the conservation community have struggled to find common ground. Now, a new online tool provides daily computer-generated maps to help fishers target productive fishing ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180531114649.htm)
3June 27, 2018 - A new study presents some of the best guidance to date on the priorities and actions that can be taken to help Hawaii's endemic birds. This article lays out a plan to better guide and empower ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180627160536.htm)
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7### [Kicking the Car(bon) Habit Better for Air Pollution Than Technology Revolution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180530113059.htm)
7### [Who Shares Similar Experiences of Climate Change in a 1.5°C World and Beyond?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180625130922.htm)
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9May 30, 2018 - Changing our lifestyles and the way we travel could have as big -- if not more of an impact on carbon dioxide transport emissions, as electric vehicles and the transport technology revolution, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180530113059.htm)
9June 25, 2018 - A new framework to understand how uneven the effects of a 1.5°C world are for different countries around the world has been published ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180625130922.htm)
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13### [Scientists Predict How 686 Marine Species' Habitats May Shift in Response to Warming Seas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180516144836.htm)
13June 25, 2018 - Coal power versus wind and solar energy -- debates about the Paris climate targets often center around electricity supply. Yet, even in a world of stringent climate policies and a clean power ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180625122508.htm)
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15May 16, 2018 - New predictions reveal how global warming may shift the geographic distribution of 686 marine species that inhabit North America's Atlantic and Pacific continental shelves, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180516144836.htm)
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19### [Global 2 Degrees C Rise Doubles Population Exposed to Multiple Climate Risks Compared to 1.5 Degrees C](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180516101420.htm)
17### [Scientists Calculate Impact of China's Ban on Plastic Waste Imports](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620150208.htm)
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21May 16, 2018 - New research identifying climate vulnerability hotspots has found that the number of people affected by multiple climate change risks could double if the global temperature rises by 2 degrees C, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180516101420.htm)
19June 20, 2018 - Scientists have calculated the potential global impact of China's ban on plastic waste imports and how this policy might affect efforts to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620150208.htm)
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25### [China's Program 'Riskiest Environmental Project in History,' Researcher Warns](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515180914.htm)
23### ['Green'-Feed: Industrial Microbes Could Feed Cattle, Pigs, Chicken](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620094825.htm)
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27May 15, 2018 - A global expert on infrastructure says that China's plan to crisscross half of the Earth with massive transportation and energy projects is environmentally the riskiest venture ever ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515180914.htm)
25June 20, 2018 - Today, producing feed for pigs, cattle and chicken causes immense impacts for the climate and the environment. In the future, animal feed production is likely to be shifted from croplands to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180620094825.htm)
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31### [New Approach to Global-Warming Projections Could Make Regional Estimates More Precise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515113555.htm)
29June 19, 2018 - Climate change will have a rapidly increasing effect on the structure of global ecological communities over the next few decades, with amphibians and reptiles being significantly more affected than ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619230846.htm)
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33May 15, 2018 - A new method for projecting how the temperature will respond to human impacts supports the outlook for substantial global warming throughout this century - but also indicates that, in many regions, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515113555.htm)
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37### [Insurance Industry Dangerously Unprepared for Extreme Weather, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515081720.htm)
33### [Machine Learning May Be a Game-Changer for Climate Prediction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619173547.htm)
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39May 15, 2018 - As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new research reveals the insurance industry hasn't considered a changing climate in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515081720.htm)
35June 19, 2018 - New research demonstrates that machine-learning techniques can be used to accurately represent clouds and their atmospheric heating and moistening, and better represent clouds in coarse resolution ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619173547.htm)
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43### [Uncertainty in Long-Run Economic Growth Likely Points Toward Greater Emissions, Climate Change Costs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515092940.htm)
39June 19, 2018 - Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study serves as a reminder that intensive farming of this crop has a major impact on the environment. Both short- and long-term solutions ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619123018.htm)
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45May 15, 2018 - A challenge in estimating the extent and cost of damages from climate change over the next 100 years is developing forecasts of long-run economic growth. In a new study, researchers present a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180515092940.htm)
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49May 14, 2018 - A new study, by conservation scientists and environmental scholars, say the exact location of protective wild spaces is just as vital as committing to set these areas ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514091504.htm)
43### [Climate Action Can Limit Asia's Growing Water Shortages](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619122453.htm)
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45June 19, 2018 - Even 'modest' action to limit climate change could help prevent the most extreme water-shortage scenarios facing Asia by the year 2050, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180619122453.htm)
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53### [New Phase of Globalization Could Undermine Efforts to Reduce CO2 Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083942.htm)
49### [Reduction in Sulfur Emissions from Power Plants in China](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618222620.htm)
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55May 14, 2018 - New research reveals the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a 'new phase of globalization' between developing countries that could undermine ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083942.htm)
51June 18, 2018 - Air pollution has smothered China's cities in recent decades. In response, the Chinese government has implemented measures to clean up its skies. But are those policies effective? Now scholars ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618222620.htm)
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59### [What Financial Markets, Cancer Cells, and Global Warming Have in Common](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083743.htm)
55June 18, 2018 - Local conservation actions can significantly boost coral's resilience to, and recovery from, climate-induced thermal bleaching by reducing other energy-sapping stresses the coral faces, a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618222430.htm)
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61May 14, 2018 - A team of biophysicists presents a mathematically concise method for comparing different pricing models. This enables researchers to predict more accurately how parameters such as the volatility of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083743.htm)
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65May 10, 2018 - New research has revealed a deadly disease that threatens the survival of the world's frogs originated from East Asia, and global trade was almost certainly responsible for the disease's ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180510150039.htm)
59### [Meeting Paris Climate Targets Will Require a Substantial Reallocation of Global Investment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618113033.htm)
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61June 18, 2018 - A new analysis by an international team of scientists shows that low carbon investments will need to markedly increase if the world is to achieve the Paris Agreement aim of keeping global warming ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618113033.htm)
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69### [A Small Sea as a Model Region for the Global Coastal Ocean](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180509162716.htm)
65June 18, 2018 - Researchers argue that the world needs more diverse, ambitious and area-specific targets for retaining important natural systems to safeguard ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180618113014.htm)
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71May 9, 2018 - Warming, acidification, eutrophication, the loss of oxygen -- examples of major changes being observed or expected for the future in coastal zones around the world. These processes are occurring in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180509162716.htm)
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75### [Carbon Satellite to Serve as an Important Tool for Politicians and Climate Change Experts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180508102154.htm)
69### [Better Be Safe Than Sorry: Economic Optimization Risks Tipping of Earth System Elements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180615154429.htm)
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77May 8, 2018 - A new satellite that measures and provides detailed carbon balance information is one of the most important new tools in carbon measurement since infrared light. The researchers expect the satellite ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180508102154.htm)
71June 15, 2018 - Optimizing economic welfare without constraints might put human well-being at risk, a new climate study argues. While being successful in bringing down costs of greenhouse gas reductions for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180615154429.htm)
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81May 8, 2018 - New research found that most marine life in Marine Protected Areas will not be able to tolerate warming ocean temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The study found that with continued ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180508170905.htm)
75June 14, 2018 - The world's system for allocating fish stocks is being outpaced by the movement of fish species in response to climate change, according to a study undertaken by an international team of marine ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180614213727.htm)
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85May 7, 2018 - Doubling the frequency of El Niños unexpectedly resulted in higher population numbers and a lower chance of extinction for Brandt's cormorants, a recent study found. Does that mean climate ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507153133.htm)
79June 14, 2018 - Members of the public are more likely to blame the global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180614213703.htm)
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89### [Vulnerable Communities May Be Adversely Affected by the Transition to Cleaner Energy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507153111.htm)
83June 14, 2018 - The next 10 years will be critical for the future of Antarctica, and choices made will have long-lasting consequences, says an international group of Antarctic research scientists. It lays out two ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180614213849.htm)
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91May 7, 2018 - Researchers have developed a method for identifying communities that may be negatively affected by clean energy policies that hasten the move from fossil fuels to more environmentally friendly ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507153111.htm)
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95May 7, 2018 - Trees falling as fragile forests become cropland is a visual shorthand for the environmental costs exporting countries pay to meet lucrative global demands for food. Yet a new study reveals a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507153056.htm)
87### [More Harm Than Good: Assessing the Nuclear Arsenal Tipping Point](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180613101950.htm)
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89June 13, 2018 - The first study of its kind shows how detrimental nuclear attack would be for the aggressor ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180613101950.htm)
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99May 7, 2018 - The world's tourism footprint has been quantified across the supply chain, with the carbon-intensive industry revealed as a significant and growing contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507111914.htm)
93### [Warmer Climate Will Dramatically Increase the Volatility of Global Corn Crops](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180611152732.htm)
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95June 11, 2018 - Warmer temperatures by the end of this century will dramatically increase the volatility in global supplies of corn, the most widely grown crop in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180611152732.htm)
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103### [Novel Scientific Method to Derive Water Quality Criteria of Metals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507111843.htm)
99### [Consumer Food Choices Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Contributing to Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180608003211.htm)
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105May 7, 2018 - Increasing contamination of marine ecosystems by metals such as mercury, cadmium, chromium and nickel has been a global environmental concern, because elevated concentrations of metals can pose ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507111843.htm)
101June 8, 2018 - Changes in diet have been proposed as a way to reduce carbon emissions from the food system. A new study provides the latest and most comprehensive estimate of greenhouse gas emissions generated by ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180608003211.htm)
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