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Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth

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Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth

STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Mokyr is from Northwestern University, Aghion from the College de France and the London School of Economics, and Howitt from Brown University. The Nobel committee said Mokyr “demonstrated that if innovations are … Read more

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

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Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. Concentrations of methane are rising at an unprecedented pace, jeopardising global climate goals, according to researchers. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite … Read more

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