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First forecast for the next ten years

by Gareth August 11, 2007

Researchers at the Hadley Centre in Britain have produced the world’s first short range climate forecast, covering the next ten years. And there are no surprises, it’s going to get warmer. From New Scientist: Although average global temperatures have been relatively flat in recent years, the model says they will start rising again next year. [...]

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NZ’s low carbon cows: global warming heroes?

by Gareth July 29, 2007

A new report from Lincoln University´s Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit finds that New Zealand’s dairy industry has a smaller global warming footprint than the UK’s, even after taking into account the emissions resulting from shipping products half way round the world. From Lincoln’s press release: The Lincoln study´s central finding is that the UK [...]

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