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   EU carbon price soars to record highs   
   David Sheppard, Financial Times via Carbon Brief   
      
   The price of carbon in Europe has soared to a fresh record high near   
   #38 a tonne, reports the Financial Times. Traders "rushed to secure   
   supplies of EU emissions allowances", the paper says, with "prices   
   adding more than 13% triggered by an auction in Poland that cleared   
   far above the market price". The gains mark an acceleration in the   
   cost of releasing one tonne of CO2, explains the paper, "which has   
   already soared in recent months as the EU has strengthened its   
   commitments to cutting emissions. The price of carbon has climbed by   
   66% since early Nov". It adds: "A growing band of traders,   
   including hedge funds, banks and utilities, have said they expect   
   prices will keep rising as the EU keeps tightening emissions rules -   
   a shift that will over time make alternatives in the renewable energy   
   sector more competitive against fossil fuels."   
      
   Meanwhile, Reuters reports on new research that says the European   
   Union's goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will   
   have "profound geopolitical repercussions". The analysis - by European   
   University Institute and 2 thinktanks - estimates that to meet its   
   goal, EU oil imports by 2050 would have to drop to 79% below 2015   
   levels and gas imports would fall by 67%, says the newswire. It adds:   
   "Gas imports would fall by 67%. EU states import most of their fossil   
   fuel energy needs, and the experts said sharp cutbacks in these   
   purchases would hurt nearby economies and could destabilise some   
   countries economically and politically." The research argues that   
   Russia's exports to Europe will feel the pinch mostly after 2030,   
   reports the Financial Times, adding: "The authors pointed out that   
   although energy dependence on Russia will wane, the bloc is likely to   
   develop new reliances on imports of raw materials, solar, wind and   
   hydrogen from north Africa and parts of the Middle East." The authors   
   warn that "this could raise new energy security concerns which will   
   need to be mitigated with proper diversification".   
      
      
      
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   Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion   
   NPR, 04 Feb 2021 23:24Z   
   The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as   
   well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.   
      
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   House to Vote Thu on Removing Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees   
   The New York Times, 04 Feb 2021 03:21Z   
   The vote comes as the top House Republican leader declined on Wed to   
   take any action against Ms. Greene over her past comments. President Biden ...   
      
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   Could We Pay Back The Earth For What It Provides? A New Report Offers A Roadmap   
   NPR, 04 Feb 2021 0:39Z   
   The landmark report commissioned by the British govt calls on   
   countries to quantify the cost of environmental degradation. It frames   
   nature as a financial ...   
      
   COVID-19 also attacks the pancreas; one vaccine dose may be enough for those   
   previously infected   
   Yahoo News, 03 Feb 2021 21:39Z   
   The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the   
   novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19,   
   the illness ...   
      
   McKinsey Settles for $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis   
   The New York Times, 04 Feb 2021 02:54Z   
   McKinsey & Company, the consultant to blue-chip corporations and govts   
   around the world, has agreed to pay $573 mn to settle investigations   
   into its ...   
      
   The noisy ocean: Humans have made the world's seas a very loud place to live   
   USA TODAY, 04 Feb 2021 20:28Z   
   The ocean has become a very noisy place. The world's seas are much louder   
   than they were in pre-industrial times, "becoming more and more a raucous ...   
      
   "Home Alone 2" Actor Donald Trump Resigned From The Screen Actors Guild In   
   The Pettiest Letter   
   BuzzFeed News, 04 Feb 2021 21:26Z   
   Donald Trump, the Home Alone 2: Lost in New York actor and former president   
   of the United States, resigned from the Screen Actors Guild on Thu in a ...   
      
   IBM quantum computers now finish some tasks in hours, not months   
   Engadget, 04 Feb 2021 06:25Z   
   IBM has found a way to speed up some quantum computing tasks by 100 times,   
   finishing them in hours rather than months.   
      
   UK COVID variant like a 'Category 5 hurricane,' epidemiologist says   
   New York Post, 04 Feb 2021 17:33Z   
   An epidemiologist on Thu compared the highly contagious UK variant of   
   the coronavirus to a "Category 5 hurricane" churning off the coast - as the   
   strain ...   
      
   Giant radio telescope reaches milestone en route to construction start   
   Science Magazine, 04 Feb 2021 14:32Z   
   The Square Kilometre Array has been a dream of radio astronomers for nearly   
   3 decades. Today, the project officially becomes the Square Kilometre Array ...   
      
   New study shows young adults were main drivers of COVID pandemic   
   KRON4, 04 Feb 2021 03:39Z   
   A new study shows that in 2020, young adults were the main drivers of the   
   pandemic.   
      
   Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already   
   endangered)   
   Livescience.com, 04 Feb 2021 13:39Z   
   A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida   
   Everglades in Jan 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And   
   it's already ...   
      
   WHO team in Wuhan says discussions open, meetings frank   
   The Associated Press, 04 Feb 2021 10:36Z   
   Wuhan, China.  World Health Organization investigators looking for clues   
   into the origin of the coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said   
   that ...   
      
   UK launches 'world first' trial mixing different Covid vaccines for first   
   and second doses   
   CNBC, 04 Feb 2021 14:56Z   
   A trial is being launched in the UK to explore whether using different   
   Covid-19 vaccines for the first and second doses works.   
      
   White House offers 'full support' for Trump-era Space Force   
   ABC News, 03 Feb 2021 21:34Z   
   Washington. The White House on Wed offered "full support" for Space   
   Force, a day after the president's chief spokesperson provoked a backlash ...   
      
   US Navy Warship Transits Taiwan Strait for First Time under Joe Biden   
   Newsweek, 04 Feb 2021 13:34Z   
   A US Navy warship sailed through the narrow waterway between China and   
   Taiwan on Thu local time, the first such operation since Democratic   
   President ...   
      
   The Earth's Magnetosphere Might be Creating Water on the Moon   
   Universe Today, 03 Feb 2021 22:30Z   
   There's no doubt that the Moon has water on its surface. Orbiters have   
   spotted deposits of ice persisting in the perpetual shadows of polar craters.   
   And recent ...   
      
   Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Neutron Reactor Containment Building   
   at NIST in Maryland   
   NBC4 Washington, 04 Feb 2021 04:28Z   
   Elevated radiation levels were detected in the containment building of the   
   research neutron reactor at the National Institute of Standards and   
   Technology in...   
      
   Renewables expected to replace coal by 2033, says Morgan Stanley   
   The Hill, 03 Feb 2021 23:28Z   
   The forecast comes as the Biden administration is aiming to make the US   
   carbon neutral by 2050.   
      
   Number of homes lost in devastating Perth Hills bushfire revised up to 81   
   ABC News, 04 Feb 2021 04:04Z   
      
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