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Ranking shows rich nations not leading way to end poverty, inequality
2016-07-13 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: On an unseasonably cold day, a homeless person tries to stay warm at the entrance of a subway station near the White House in Washington January 20, 2016. About our Humanitarian coverage Poor scores for rich countries on promoting clean energy, fighting inequality and climate change, with only Germany and UK in top 10 Most of the world's richest countries failed to earn top marks on their progress toward reaching the United Nations' goals to end poverty and inequality, with only Germany and...
29 African Nations Urge EU to Halt Elephant Slaughter
2016-07-04 10:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In 25 years there may not be a single elephant remaining in Africa if current rates of killing continue. As the EU member States meet today to discuss their position on whether to ban the ivory trade, a delegation of the African Elephant Coalition, representing 29 African countries, is calling urgently on the European Union and the European Commission to grasp a historic opportunity and follow through on their commitments to ban the ivory trade. Elephants are experiencing catastrophic declines...
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As World Burns, Richest Nations Can't Decide When to End Fossil Fuel Handouts
2016-07-02 16:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Common Dreams: The world's richest nations have failed to agree on a deadline to phase out fossil fuels subsidies--a commitment energy ministers made in 2009--stirring new fears over the impact of the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars that go toward keeping dirty energy afloat every year. Energy ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) met in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss bringing those subsidies to a close after the Group of 7 (G7), the world's seven wealthiest economies, last month committed...
Developed nations emitting more carbon than India: TS Thakur
2016-07-02 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Developed nations are emitting more carbon than developing countries like India, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today said while emphasising the importance of international law as a very "effective instrument" for protection of human rights and environment. Highlighting the importance of International Law in the current scenario, he said in the era of conflict of jurisdictions across the globe, it is an apt time that "we prepare ourselves to address issues like dispute of river water, space...
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Richest nations fail to agree on deadline to phase out fossil fuel subsidies
2016-07-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Energy ministers from the worlds major economies have failed to reach agreement on a deadline to phase out hundreds of billions of dollars in government subsidies for fossil fuels -- subsidies that campaigners say are helping to propel the globe towards potentially devastating climate change. Ministers from the Group of 20 major economies met in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday, but failed to reach agreement on a deadline, despite Chinese and American efforts and a joint appeal from 200 non-governmental...
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