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Science Can Do More for Sustainable Development
The message from Rio+20 is for practical action to deliver existing targets. Scientists must identify and overcome barriers to...
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Rio Environment Meeting Focuses On ‘Energy For All’
Diplomats and activists from around the world are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to talk about how the planet’s...
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Rio+20 Deal Would Weaken Energy, Water Pledges
Governments are set to weaken pledges on boosting access to water and energy after a new draft negotiating text...
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Nanoparticles Have Serious Impact on Health
New groundbreaking research by scientists at Trinity College Dublin has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious...
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Nations at Odds on Rio+20 Earth Summit
The final round of negotiations leading up to next week’s Rio+20 summit begins with countries very much at odds...
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River Basins Critical for Emerging Markets
Poor management of water resources could stifle economic growth in some of the world’s most rapidly developing economies, according...
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Battery-Powered Buses Enter the Mainstream
Better lithium ion batteries have led to an explosion in availability of plug-in passenger cars. And now, thanks to...
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An Entrepreneurial Approach to Reforming Higher Education
There’s ample evidence that a more entrepreneurial approach to postsecondary education is overdue. While some pioneering ventures are under...
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Sustainability: The Corporate Climate Overhaul
There is an understandable tendency to put problems of the ‘global commons’— climate change or biodiversity loss, for instance...
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Rio+20 Earth Summit: Leaked Draft Reveals Conflict Among Countries
The latest draft text that 180 governments are expected to sign up to at the end of the Rio+20...