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Nature reviews earth & environment

Volume 2 Issue 1, January 2021 The processes leading to large earthquakes remain enigmatic. Using detailed seismic and geodetic data, this Review examines how tectonic deformation and evolving fault behaviour initiate large earthquakes, and proposes an integrated model accounting for the diversity of observations. See Kato and Ben-Zion. Image: Marco…

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Policy & Regulatory EU endorses Spanish scheme to support energy-intensive companies 13 Jan 2021 The European Commission has authorised, under EU state aid rules, a Spanish scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies (i.e. with high electricity consumption relative to the value-added of production) for the cost incurred in Spain to fund…

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Policy & Regulatory Norway unveils a comprehensive climate action plan to 2030 12 Jan 2021 The Norwegian government has unveiled a comprehensive climate action plan to 2030. The plan focuses on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are not included in the Emissions Trading System (ETS), including emissions from transport, waste, agriculture,…

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Policy & Regulatory Ethiopia’s updated NDC targets 12% GHG emissions cut by 2030 6 Jan 2021 Ethiopia has updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The country is committing to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 12.4% in 2030 compared to a…

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, January 2021

Volume 5 Issue 1, January 2021 Early hominin microevolution Specimen DNH 155 from Drimolen, South Africa is the best-preserved cranium of Paranthropus robustus yet known, and its anatomy as well as its chronological and geographical provenance document microevolutionary change within the species. See Martin et al. Image: Jesse Martin and…

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Communications Earth & Environment Content: 28 December 2020

Table of Contents: December 2020 Comment | 23 December 2020 The other side of sea level change Matthias Prange, Thomas Wilke & Frank P. Wesselingh Communications Earth & Environment 1 , Article number: 69 |  doi: 10.1038/s43247-020-00075-6 Article | 23 December 2020 Higher than present global mean sea level recorded by…

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Policy & Regulatory The EU sets annual emissions limits for non-ETS sectors over 2021-2030 21 Dec 2020 The European Commission has set out the annual emission allocations (AEAs) for 2021-2030, under the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). The ESR sets binding annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for Member States for 2030, which…

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Policy & Regulatory The EU plans to exclude oil and gas projects from infrastructure funding 17 Dec 2020 The European Commission has proposed to revise TEN-E Regulation, which governs cross-border energy infrastructure planning and help implement projects of common interest (PCIs), to focus on the upgraded 2030 climate and energy…

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Policy & Regulatory European Commission approves €30bn SDE++ Dutch renewable support scheme 16 Dec 2020 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the €30bn Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie ("SDE++") scheme to support projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Netherlands. The scheme, which will run until 2025, will…

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Enerdata 360° Newsletter — December 2020

Upcoming webinar – Energy and Climate Challenges: closing 2020 and key 2021 issues – 17th & 18th December 2020 – Enerdata and Climate Transparency As countries gradually revise their NDCs to target more ambitious emissions reductions, Enerdata and Climate Transparency analyse current mitigation trajectories, and how the current Covid19 pandemic…

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Nature Sustainability Alert – December 2020

Volume 3 Issue 12, December 2020 Pesticides and bird diversity Neonicotinoid pesticides are used widely, raising concerns about effects on organisms besides pests. Khanna and colleagues find that increased neonicotinoid use in the continental United States has reduced bird diversity, especially that of grassland and insectivorous birds. See Li et…

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Policy & Regulatory Brazil pledges to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 11 Dec 2020 Brazil, which has updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. The new target could be brought forward if developed countries transfer US$10bn/year to Brazilian projects starting in 2021, through the…

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Policy & Regulatory UK Ofgem unveils a €44bn green investment plan for 2021-2026 10 Dec 2020 The UK energy regulator has approved a £40bn (€44.3bn) investment plan for 2021-2026, which seeks to improve the country’s gas and electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure and to deliver emissions-free green energy. Compared to a…

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Policy & Regulatory Australia will not use Kyoto GHG emissions credits to meet 2030 target 9 Dec 2020 Australia has abandoned its plan to use Kyoto carryover credit to achieve its remissions reduction targets. The country received carryover credits as Australia exceeded its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for the…

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