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Tokyo launches Asia's first carbon emissions trade schemeTokyo (AFP) April 1, 2010 The city of Tokyo on Thursday launched Asia's first scheme to trade carbon credits, aiming to lead Japan in the battle against greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change. The mega-city of 13 million mandated that the 1,400 top-polluting factories and office buildings reduce emissions, with the aim of slashing Tokyo's total output of carbon dioxide by 25 percent from 2000 levels by 2020. "We want to be a model for the Japanese government," Yuki Arata, the director for emissions trading at ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2010A low-cost water purification technique published in Current Protocols in Microbiology could help drastically reduce the incidence of waterborne disease in the developing world. The procedure, which uses seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree, can produce a 90.00% to 99.99% bacterial reduction in previously untreated water, and has been made free to download as part of access programs under ... more  
Cape Town (AFP) March 16, 2010African states should harness Chinese interest as Beijing's demand for commodities drives growth on the continent and fuels capital investments, an energy conference heard on Tuesday. China's investment model in Africa, characterised by long-term capital concessional financing, was a developmental "no-brainer," Martyn Davies, head of the Frontier Advisory firm, told the Oil and Gas Africa ex ... more  
Julich, Germany, April 1, 2009 An IBM Blue Gene supercomputer built for Germany's Julich Research Center set a world record for the largest quantum computer simulation. The Julich supercomputer - named Jugene - simulated the largest quantum computer system in the world with 42 bits. A quantum computer is expected to provide an enormous improvement in computer processing speeds but scientists note the devices ... more |
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Inquiry backs British scientists in global warming rowLondon (AFP) March 31, 2010 A British parliamentary inquiry into a scandal that engulfed one of the world's leading climate research centres Wednesday sided with the scientists accused over the controversy. Lawmakers found researchers at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU), headed by Phil Jones, acted in line with normal practices when they refused data requests and did not seek to mislead. The House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee did, however, urge climate change scientists to rout ... read more |
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