Global potential for wind-generated electricity
2009 study by Harvard University and Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre on the overall global potential for wind-generated power.
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Reflective surfaces in urban areas: Global cooling?
2009 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the potential benefits of increasing the reflectivity of urban surfaces such as pavement and roofs.
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Trends in daily solar radiation and precipitation coefficients of variation since 1984
2011 study in the online journal of the American Meteorological Society on long-term trends in the variability of sunshine and precipitation.
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IPCC: Climate change adaptation to reduce the risks of extreme events and disasters
2012 report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the potential impacts of climate change and potential management strategies.
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Energy and economic value of plastics and municipal solid wastes
2011 study by Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center on the energy contained in discarded plastics and its economic value.
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Measuring Americans’ concerns about climate change
2011 Stanford University study published in Public Opinion Quarterly on how the wording of questions facing society affects respondents’ answers.
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Structure of scientific opinion on climate change
2011 study surveying and analyzing scientific opinion on issues of global climate change and its causes.
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Influence of climate change on coffee berry borer and coffee production in East Africa
2011 study published in PLoS One on the relationship between global warming, coffee production and the proliferation of invasive species in East Africa.
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Manufacturing jobs: Impact of energy prices, environmental and labor rules
2010 study by UCLA and Dartmouth College on how electricity prices, labor laws and environmental regulations affect where manufacturers locate.
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United Nations IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change
U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report presenting the latest consensus science on temperature rise, its causes and future implications
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