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Climate News Scan – 22 May 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • How Arctic warming affects our local weather
  • Extreme weather disrupts climate mitigation strategies
  • US plans to scrap coal export terminal turn attentions to BC

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Climate News Scan – 14 May 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • Political parties release climate platforms as British Columbians go to polls
  • Carbon dioxide levels reach historic 400ppm threshold
  • Urban trees provide billions in economic value

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Climate News Scan – 07 May 2013

  • Songbird’s timing disrupted, but with surprising results
  • People want more fuel-efficient vehicles
  • Political affiliation and support for climate action

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Climate News Scan – 30 April 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • Considering all aspects of diversity in clams and salmon
  • Strategies to increase electric vehicle sales
  • World’s largest natural capital risks identified

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Climate News Scan – 23 April 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • New findings released on renewable energy communications
  • US and China agree on working group for addressing climate change
  • Behavioural change has significant impact on energy consumption
Authors: Chanda Brietzke, Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Sarah Thomas

Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS)James Tansey (ISIS), Robyn Meyer (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
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Climate News Scan – 10 April 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • Localized pollution from coal in southeastern BC
  • Misunderstandings further complicate the issue of climate change
  • Studies highlight importance of soil in forest carbon lifecycle
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
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PICS Climate News Scan – 3 April 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • Carbon markets at a tipping point
  • Do you suffer from opinion bias when it comes to climate change?
  • Growing zones of BC’s forests set to shift

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Climate News Scan – 26 March 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • Two valleys and two stories on the impact of climate change
  • Controlling air pollution may accelerate climate change
  • Annual fuel economy increase one of the best ever

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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Climate News Scan – 19 March 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • Zooplankton resilient to changing water temperatures, but not all human impacts
  • Canada ceding its leadership in the Arctic
  • Public-Private Partnerships enabling sustainability
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
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PICS Climate News Scan – 12 March 2013

Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:

  • New model refines CO2 emission estimates for transport
  • The ACT framework: addressing impacts through collaboration
  • New school curriculum could shift climate debate

Authors: Chanda Brietzke, Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Sarah Thomas

Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Tom Pedersen (PICS), Robyn Meyer (PICS)

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: picsscan@uvic.ca.

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