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<title>NEWS - European project to develop renewable energy and biobased strategies in the forestry sector</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new project funded by the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme FP7 intends to bring together a host of European countries to develop research agendas and action plans in relation to renewable energy biobased products and sustainable construction within the forestry industry]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - UK researchers introduce nonflying mosquito in bid to stop dengue fever</title>
<description><![CDATA[A team of researchers from the UK and US have engineered a new species of female mosquito that are unable to fly in the hope of halting the spread of dengue fever virus The virus which causes influenzalike symptoms is rampant in over a hundred regions of the world  including Australia Asia and South America
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - Climate change will lead to fewer traffic accidents</title>
<description><![CDATA[According to researchers from the University of Gothenburg climate change could decrease the number of days with temperatures below zero degrees in the West Midlands UK It will also drastically reduce the number of traffic accidents  with the need for winter road maintenance estimated to decrease by just under 40 per cent]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - ESA satellites playing crucial role in monitoring of glaciers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Data obtained from satellites operated by the European Space Agency are allowing scientists to monitor the state of glaciers providing valuable information on the effects of climate change]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/esa_satellites_playing_crucial_role_in_monitoring_of_glaciers</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>NEWS - European programme set to make developments in low carbon sector</title>
<description><![CDATA[A consortium to develop areas of climate innovation is launching across Europe Countries that will feature in the scheme include Germany Spain Italy Poland Hungary and the UK]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/news/european_programme_set_to_make_developments_in_low_carbon_sector</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Adapting the politics for  climate change strategy</title>
<description><![CDATA[While efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions continue it is widely accepted that some level of climate change is inevitable even if binding limits are set Political actors at every level have a role to play in developing adaptation strategies says Carina Keskitalo of Umea University]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/adapting_the_politics_for_climate_change_strategy</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - The evolution and vulnerable nature of carbon sinks</title>
<description><![CDATA[While it is predicted that the biosphere will continue sequestering carbon in the first half of this century uncertainty remains over the likely impact of climate variability on the carbon cycle We spoke to Dr Markus Reichstein about his work assessing soil carbon vulnerability]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/the_evolution_and_vulnerable_nature_of_carbon_sinks</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Climate secrets beneath the sea</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Earth cooled rapidly at the EoceneOligocene climate transition leading to the formation of the Antarctic icecap However the extent of climatic change in the northern hemisphere during this early Cenozoic greenhousetoicehouse transition is unclear Dr Helen Coxall looks into this]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/climate_secrets_beneath_the_sea</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Cycles of the Sun</title>
<description><![CDATA[The magnetic fields and behaviour of the sun have long fascinated astrophysicists Sunspot observations theoretical models and computer simulations can provide important insights into solar behaviour says Professor Axel Brandenburg who expands on developing an accurate model of the solar dynamo]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/cycles_of_the_sun</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>PROJECTS - Optimising the European Biorefinery processes</title>
<description><![CDATA[The use of biomass for fuel chemicals materials and a range of products will make it a major contributor to European sustainable development But first Europe has to nurture an infrastructure of cooperation to create effective biorefinery processes explains Franck Dumeignil]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/projects/optimising_the_european_bio_refinery_processes</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Time to invest in Europes bioclean tech delta</title>
<description><![CDATA[Today the global megatrends of food security energy security global climate change and sustainability command the attention of nations worldwide  Confronting these challenges will test political systems drive policy and stress international relations]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/time_to_invest_in_europe_s_bio_clean_tech_delta</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - New algorithm holds promise for earthquake prediction</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Haiti earthquake was a truly appalling tragedy and it is little wonder that the United Nations has described it as the worst humanitarian disaster it has faced in its history  The 2010 earthquake follows several earlier ones including in 1751 1770 1842 and 1946 which have struck the island of Hispaniola the tenth most populous island in the world which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republican]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/new_algorithm_holds_promise_for_earthquake_prediction</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - Beyond Copenhagen subnational solutions are now key</title>
<description><![CDATA[The nonlegally binding deal agreed at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen among the US China Brazil South Africa and India has brought to a conclusion what has proved an extraordinarily complex set of negotiations The outcome has been criticised on numerous grounds and in US President Barack Obamas own words We have much further to go]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/beyond_copenhagen_sub_national_solutions_are_now_key</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - When will governments take climate change seriously</title>
<description><![CDATA[In Issue 13 of Projects I held an interview with Paul van der Linden a man heading many projects of the Hadley Centre for Climate Change at his office I recently returned for a chat and found that he was still very concerned that a segment of public seemed not to believe that climate change was real and was largely manmade ]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/when_will_governments_take_climate_change_seriously</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>OPINION - How should we implement climate change policies with integrity</title>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark is creeping ever closer the success of which is so crucial if the world is to achieve what we hope will be ambitious new targets set out by the politicians in December It is only with ambition that the worlds slow plod towards the lowcarbon economy will speed up in time to make any real or lasting difference ]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/opinion/how_should_we_implement_climate_change_policies_with_integrity</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - The house that EREC built</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the heart of Brussels the European Renewable Energy Council EREC have created a headquarters that functions solely through a mix of renewable energies It can 
be seen as a statement of intent and a working model of how a building can function through selfsustaining energies
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/the_house_that_erec_built</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Transport vs the World   The escalating effect of transport on world climate</title>
<description><![CDATA[The transport sectors influence on global temperature is likely to increase strongly in the years to come according to a new study This raises a need for considerable cuts in European transport emissions By Silje Pileberg and Ragnhild B Skeie from CICERO Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research
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<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/transport_vs_the_world_the_escalating_effect_of_transport_on_world_climate</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - The Lost Lands of Our Future </title>
<description><![CDATA[Dr George McGavin for a scientist is refreshingly vocal in his fury at the political inability to combat environmental loss As one of a scientific Ateam to venture into some of the remotest untouched areas of Earth on behalf of the BBCs Lost Land series he has found himself in a position to both witness biodiversity at its richest whilst understanding that in a relatively short time it will with certainty all vanish Interview by Richard Forsyth]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/the_lost_lands_of_our_future</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Theres always the sun</title>
<description><![CDATA[Photovoltaics PV  solar  is arguably the most versatile renewable energy available In an interview with Adel El Gammal Secretary General of EPIA European Photovoltaics Industry Association the implications of the SET For 2020 Report  the most rigorous study of PV in Europe to date are exposed to light]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/there_s_always_the_sun</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>FEATURES - Energy innovations can save the world</title>
<description><![CDATA[Richard Forsyth interviews Henrik Bindslev Director of Ris  DTU the Danish centre for sustainable energy on what sustainable energy solutions and innovations will flourish in our future and why now is so crucial a time for future generations]]></description>
<guid>http://www.projects.eu.com/features/energy_innovations_can_save_the_world</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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