En todo el mundo, Estados Unidos es uno de los mayores emisores de gases de efecto invernadero. La administración de Obama comenzó los esfuerzos para reducir esos números mediante el aumento de los estándares de economía de combustible de vehículos en 2011 y con sus propuestas de Plan de energía limpia en 2015.
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Flying Laboratory Reveals Crucial Tropical Forest Conservation Targets in Borneo
About 40 percent of northern Malaysian Borneo’s carbon stocks exist in forests that are not designated for maximum protections, according to new remote sensing and satellite mapping from Carnegie’s Greg Asner and his colleagues.
Study of Darwin's finches reveals that new species can develop in as little as two generations
The arrival 36 years ago of a strange bird to a remote island in the Galápagos archipelago has provided direct genetic evidence of a novel way in which new species arise.
On Nov. 23 in the journal Science, researchers from Princeton University and Uppsala University in Sweden report that the newcomer belonging to one species mated with a member of another species resident on the island, giving rise to a new species that today consists of roughly 30 individuals.
Top Credit Agency to Cities and States: Prepare for Climate Change or Face Lower Credit Rating
Moody’s Investors Service, one of the top credit rating agencies in the world, warned cities and states in the U.S. that unless they prepare for climate change, the agency could lower their credit ratings, making it harder for them to obtain low-interest bonds.
Researcher develops app to identify poisonous mushrooms
Foraging is a centuries-old practice, but many of the mushrooms in British Columbia are just now being identified through DNA sequencing and the enthusiasm of amateur collectors.
From Alaska to Amazonia: first global maps of traits that drive vegetation growth
Detailed global maps of key traits in higher plants have been made available for the first time, thanks to work led by researchers from the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).