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Chemistry World February 11, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Science advice rules could do more harm than good Eminent UK scientists have raised concerns that recent moves to ensure the independence of scientific advice in government may in fact further threaten the relationship between the two communities.
Chemistry World December 14, 2015 Emma Stoye	World leaders agree climate deal at COP21 talks Nearly 200 countries have come to an agreement at the UN's COP21 climate conference in Paris, Frances, where world leaders have been discussing how to tackle climate change.
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Chemistry World July 6, 2015 Emma Stoye	Committee will pick Europe's new scientific advisers The European commission has appointed the UK's Sir David King, Portugal's Antonio Vitorino and Rianne Letschert from the Netherlands as the 'identification committee' who will help set up its new network of scientific advisers.
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Chemistry World February 25, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Government Heeds Concerns on Science Advice Rules The UK science minister has indicated that the scientific community's concerns over guidelines regarding scientific advice in government have been accommodated in developing the proposals.
Chemistry World June 20, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Global industries call for carbon cuts Business leaders from more than 90 of the world's largest companies, including major chemical companies, have endorsed a policy framework for tackling climate change ahead of July's G8 summit in Japan.
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Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Ned Stafford	Scientists come together to fight EU budget cuts As politicians continue to debate sharp reductions to the next seven year EU budget, scientists are joining together and loudly urging political leaders to keep their budgetary knives away from research funding.
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BusinessWeek June 4, 2009 Adam Aston	A U.S./EU Dogfight Over Greener Air Travel American airlines are balking at new EU emission rules, but with British Airways and others on board, they may be fighting a battle they can't win.
Chemistry World May 7, 2009 Karen Harries-Rees	Australia delays carbon trading scheme The Australian government has delayed the start of its proposed emissions trading scheme by a year and introduced the possibility of tougher reduction targets, in a bid to ease pressure on companies during the global financial crisis.
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Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Emma Stoye	Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU Several leading scientists have voiced their support for a campaign for the UK to stay in the EU, warning that an exit would harm the country's research base.
Chemistry World July 25, 2014 Emma Stoye	NGOs call for Europe's chief scientific adviser post to be scrapped A group of nine non-governmental organizations have called on the president-elect of the European commission to scrap the position of chief scientific adviser.
Chemistry World November 27, 2014 Mark Peplow	It's time to speak up for Europe From the EU funding that British scientists receive, to the benefits of hiring talent from across the continent, the 'science case' for membership is overwhelming.
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Chemistry World February 2010	Solar surge The sun is the only non-polluting energy source available to humankind on a huge scale and there is an urgent need to drive forward the science to exploit this fact and put into place clever technological solutions for reducing CO 2 emissions.
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Chemistry World March 9, 2010 Anna Lewcock	Fund science or risk economic downfall Leading researchers and former science ministers have today warned the UK government it risks 'throwing away' years of investment unless the UK keeps pace with science funding levels in other countries.
Chemistry World March 25, 2010 Leila Sattary	Science advice rules published The publication of the long-awaited principles for scientific advice in government has met with a frosty response, with some U. K. critics calling for researchers to boycott the guidelines.
Chemistry World April 22, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Darling budgets for high tech growth Alistair Darling, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave a speech which focused heavily on how he wants to produce a 'hi tech Britain that will lead our economic recovery'
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Chemistry World February 3, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Europe Tightens Fluorinated Gas Restrictions European Union Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas is threatening tougher controls on use of fluorinated gases implicated in global warming.
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Chemistry World April 7, 2010 Sarah Houlton	Lords call for research funding clarity The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called on the UK government to clarify its current research funding commitments, and the periods of time over which they will apply.