Covid stimulus spending failed to deliver on climate promises

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NATIONS FAIL TO CUT EMISSIONS IN COVID STIMULUS PACKAGES The G20 economies spent $14 trillion dollars on recovery packages to escape the global recession driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many governments made pledges to deliver emissions reductions as part of these packages. This week, a team of researchers have analysed the spending to see if these promises were kept.

_Comment: __G20’s US$14-trillion economic stimulus reneges on emissions pledges_ 09:34 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS An artificial nerve cell triggers a Venus flytrap’s snap, and a fossil shows that

pterosaurs in the Jurassic period were larger than previously thought. _Research Highlight: __Venus flytrap snaps shut at synthetic neuron’s command_ _Research Highlight: __The surprisingly

huge reptile that prowled the Jurassic skies_ 12:10 HOW KNOWING A LITTLE ABOUT SOMEONE CHANGES HOW ANONYMOUS YOU FEEL This week, a team of researchers have used lab-based studies to show how

learning a little about a stranger makes a person feel that the stranger knows something about them. The team took this work out of the lab and into New York City, where they showed that

providing residents with knowledge about community police officers temporarily reduced crime. _Research article: __Shah & LaForest_ _News and Views: __Letters and cards telling people

about local police reduce crime_ 23:18 THE EXPERIENCES OF UKRAINIAN RESEARCHERS FOLLOWING THE RUSSIAN INVASION Following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, we hear about

the experiences of Ukranian researchers as the conflict continues, and the outpouring of condemnation from the wider academic world. _News: __Global research community condemns Russian

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