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UN climate chief slams fossil fuel investments, outlines steps Paris deal
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: On the heels of President Obama's controversial decision to greenlight renewed oil drilling in the Arctic, the United Nations' top climate change official yesterday declared that fossil fuels have become an unwise investment. Christiana Figueres, who leads the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, avoided commenting directly on the White House move allowing Royal Dutch Shell to begin exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea. But she noted that oil and gas reserves must stay underground and...
China outlines vision 2015 UN climate change deal
2014-12-05 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: As the worlds biggest greenhouse gas emitter, China is critical to the success of international efforts to tackle climate change. When softly spoken lead negotiator Su Wei held a press briefing on day four of UN climate talks in Lima, journalists hung on his every word. China will publish its national contribution if not in the first quarter, at least in the first half of the year, said Su. He warned there was much work to do before the world could agree a climate deal in Paris next year....
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Report on birds and climate outlines threats to Maine wildlife
2014-09-13 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Herald: On Tuesday, the National Audubon Society released a study that predicts how climate change will affect 588 species of North American birds. The Audubon Birds and Climate Change Report makes the deeply unsettling prediction that by 2080, 314 species will lose more than 50 percent of their North American range a severe blow for species already in trouble. The report has important implications for Maine. It reinforces the need to expand and strengthen protections for birds and other wildlife because...
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Safe Coast Virginia: Report outlines the climate change threat
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Press: That's the nut of the latest report on the impact of climate change on Hampton Roads released Wednesday by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. "Safe Coast Virginia: Climate Change Threats and Practical Solutions for Coastal Virginia" contains no big surprises, but CCAN director Mike Tidwell said it is the first to aggregate the latest science, tell the stories of real people experiencing climate change and recommend 10 achievable ways to mitigate and adapt to the inevitable impacts of a rising...
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Vilsack Outlines Plan of Climate Change Attack
2014-06-13 19:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AgWeb: The Agriculture Secretary used a recent speech to update developments in an ongoing program. Tom Vilsacks four-year-old grandson, on a recent visit, enjoyed walking through the dinosaur exhibits at the Natural History Museum in Washington D.C. But the outing, coupled with the recent discovery in Argentina of what might have been one of the largest dinosaurs to roam the earth, reminded the Agriculture Secretary of the potential dire impact of climate change. "It occurred to me that a lot of us...
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