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Science and Technology:

¶ Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels (as measured by NOAA at the Mauna Loa Baseline Atmospheric Observatory) rose at a rate of three parts per million for the second straight year in 2016, according to NOAA data. That brought atmospheric carbon dioxide levels (the average for 2016) up to 405.1 parts per million. [CleanTechnica]

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World:

¶ A joint venture of Qatar Electricity and Water Company and Qatar Petroleum is to build the largest solar power project in the country. According to media reports, construction of a 200-MW solar power project will begin next June, and it is expected to be fully operational by 2020. The project can be expanded to a capacity of 500 MW. [CleanTechnica]

¶ The Vietnam Energy Association issued a report showing a huge potential from biomass and waste in Vietnam, according to…