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Volume 1 Issue 804, April 2008

Editorial

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Research Highlights

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Commentary

  • Almost one-quarter of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere is emitted in the production of internationally traded goods and services. Trade therefore represents an unrivalled, and unused, tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

    • Glen P. Peters and Edgar G. Hertwich
    Commentary
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Books & Arts

  • By failing to question the conventional wisdom rigorously, we risk shutting the door to a radical rethink on how to move climate policy forward.

    • Gwyn Prins
    Books & Arts
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Policy Watch

  • Water supplies are at risk of drying up as the climate warms, but mitigating climate change could mean shifting to water–intensive alternative energy sources. Brian Hoyle reports.

    Policy Watch
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Authors

  • Exposed boulders on the harsh terrain of west Antarctica harbour a warning that the region's glaciers could collapse.

    Authors
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News Feature

  • Under attack from pine beetles that are thriving in a warmer climate, Canada's boreal forests could become a sizeable source of emissions in the coming decade. Brian Hoyle reports.

    • Brian Hoyle
    News Feature
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