SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
France
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Organophosphate insecticide metabolites in prenatal and childhood urine samples and intelligence scores at 6 years of age: Results from the Mother-Child PELAGIE Cohort (France)
<p>Several studies suggest that exposure to organophosphate insecticides (OP) during pregnancy impairs neurodevelopment in children. The researchers evaluated associations between biomarkers of prenatal
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China to work with France on new climate change deal
BEIJING - China said on Tuesday it would work with France to promote the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris to reach a new deal at the end of this year. State Councilor Yang Jiechi made
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Noise may shorten sparrow lives: study
PARIS – The noise of cars honking and zooming through the streets may shorten the life span of sparrows growing up near the clamor, scientists said Wednesday. Researchers from France’s National Centre
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French President Sees Risk of Failure in Global Climate Deal
Talks to reach a global agreement on climate change in Paris in December could fail partly due to a lack of progress on aid to help poorer countries deal with the consequences of warming, said French President
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A scientific basis for regulating deep-sea fishing by depth
<p>The deep sea is the world’s largest ecosystem, with high levels of biodiversity and many species that exhibit life-history characteristics that make them vulnerable to high levels of exploitation.
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How a warming climate is impacting wild boar in Europe
Increasingly mild winters have caused an abundance of acorns and beech nuts in Europe's woodlands, writes Paul Brown, triggering a wild boar population explosion - just one of the effects of warming climate
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Perverse effects of carbon markets on HFC-23 and SF6 abatement projects in Russia
<p>Carbon markets are considered a key policy tool to achieve cost-effective climate mitigation1, 2. Project-based carbon market mechanisms allow private sector entities to earn tradable emissions reduction
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France doubles size of solar tender after strong bidding
France will double the amount of solar power capacity it will commission to be built in a tender after high demand and competitive prices emerged during bidding, the French energy ministry said on Thursday.
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Volatility of organic aerosol and its components in the Megacity of Paris
<p>Using a mass transfer model and the volatility basis set, we estimate the volatility distribution for the organic aerosol (OA) components during summer and winter in Paris, France as part of the collaborative
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Activists parade in Strasbourg to raise awareness of air pollution in France
Wearing breathing masks and waving placards, the Ecologists and Greens of Alsace held a demonstration here late on Thursday in order to raise awareness about the deadly cost of air pollution in France.