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REIT Governance Keeping Up with Influence of Institutional Shareholders, Hanks Says
2016-04-19 19:08:00| National Real Estate Investor
Sarah Borchersen-Keto One of the most prominent corporate governance issues pertaining to REITs today is the increased influence of major institutional shareholders, according to Jim Hanks. read more
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The nudge: how to influence railway passenger behaviour
2016-04-05 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Influencing passenger behaviour on railways is a common strategy to ensure the smooth running of services, but a growing population and increased demand on the network is pushing operators to incorporate behavioural science into more innovative techn
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China Contributes 10% of Human Influence on Climate Change
2016-03-18 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Carbon Brief: China accounts for a tenth of all the greenhouse gases and aerosols that have collected in the atmosphere over the industrial era, according to new research. Boasting one of the worlds largest economies, China has overtaken the EU and the U.S. as the worlds largest emitter, with CO2 emissions from fossil fuels tripling over the past 30 years. But despite soaring CO2 emissions, Chinas relative contribution to climate change has remained steady--around the 10 percent mark--over the whole industrial...
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Human influence on climate dates back to 1930s, new research finds
2016-03-08 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Humans have triggered the last 16 record-breaking hot years experienced on Earth (up to 2014), with our impact on the global climate going as far back as 1937, a new study finds. The study suggests that without human-induced climate change, recent hot summers and years would not have occurred. The researchers also found that this effect has been masked until recently in many areas of the world by the wide use of industrial aerosols, which have a cooling effect on temperatures. "Everywhere we look,...
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Friends Of Science Says Study Shows Millions Of Canadians Question Human Influence On Climate Change
2016-02-29 05:23:35| pollutiononline News Articles
A recent study called“The distribution of climate change public opinion in Canada”published Feb. 15, 2016 on the Social Science Research Network is causing a stir in Canada as it shows that “only 44% of Canadians think climate change is ‘mostly’ caused by human activities,” says Friends of Science Society quoting the report
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