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Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped in 2011
2013-04-26 13:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions dipped 0.7 percent in 2011, helped by a U.S. shift from high-polluting coal in power plants and by Europe's economic slowdown, data compiled by Reuters showed on Friday. For many years it has been a mantra that rich nations, historically the top polluters, should make the biggest cuts in emissions while emerging economies could burn more energy to help lift them from poverty. But figures based on submissions by 42 industrialized nations this...
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Developing nations put climate change at heart of development plans
2013-04-26 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vibe Ghana: Representatives of governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support efforts to factor climate change into their development plans. The group developed its plans at the Seventh International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA7) to Climate Change, which ended on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The group, known as Government Group Network on Climate Change Mainstreaming and Development, includes members from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, The Gambia...
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UN Urges Member Nations Renew Pledges to Respect Earth
2013-04-24 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Top United Nations officials today urged the 193 Member States to renew their pledges to honour and respect Mother Earth marking the day selected by the world body to promote harmony with nature and sustainable development. Today is a "chance to reaffirm our collective responsibility to promote harmony with nature," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature held to mark International Mother Earth Day. Noting this year's theme, Faces of Climate Change, Mr....
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Arctic Nations Seek Common Management of Fishing as Open Water Spreads
2013-04-17 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Humanity has long had a two-pronged reaction to environmental change girding against risks but also probing for opportunities. The spread of ice-free Arctic Ocean waters in summer is eroding shorelines and may be affecting Northern Hemisphere winter weather (the jury is out). But of course this change has also prompted enterprising shippers to test new trade shortcuts and led to projections of bountiful new fisheries. Luckily, the nations ringing the Arctic are recognizing the importance of going...
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India: Climate talks slow, individual nations must take action
2013-04-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Voicing concern over "painfully slow" progress in climate talks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the goal of stabilizing global temperatures was "nowhere in sight" and pitched for individual countries to take action to increase energy efficiency. Singh, inaugurating the Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial, also made it clear that rich nations, who were responsible for a bulk of greenhouse gas emissions, were best placed to provide workable solutions to mitigate climate change. They...
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