Producing energy from harvested trees and other plants – bioenergy – might sound like a greener option, but it’s not a simple issue.
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Australia’s approach to estimating bushfire emissions is credible and sophisticated. But it must be refined as technology improves and the climate changes.
Mae gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion yn cynnig y posibilrwydd o wyddoniaeth i'r bobl, gan y bobl.
Citizen science offers the possibility of a science for the people, by the people. And it could be used to challenge the status quo.
Energy inequality will have to reduce substantially by 2050 to maintain a safe climate and decent living standards for all.
Experts say greater use of renewable energy via solar photovoltaic and hydro power is the best route to universal access to electricity in Togo.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care should be asked about cooking fuels and given help to minimise prenatal biomass exposure to reduce low birth weight in Nigeria.
In urbanising communities in sub-Saharan Africa, women cooking primarily with charcoal and wood had approximately 50% higher odds of likely depression than those cooking with gas.
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