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Vulnerable nations urged to craft climate migration policy
2014-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Countries vulnerable to extreme weather and rising seas should follow the example of small Pacific island states like Kiribati, and work out how to relocate threatened communities if there is no alternative, experts said at U.N. climate talks in Lima. "We now know that climate change is a driver of migration, and is expected to increase the displacement of populations," said Mary Robinson, U.N. special envoy for climate change. "This is an issue that doesn't get enough discussion," the former Irish...
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Kerry tells all nations to work on climate to avoid 'tragedy'
2014-12-11 22:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for all nations to work for an ambitious U.N. deal next year to fight climate change, saying time was running out to reverse a course "leading to tragedy". He also took aim at domestic critics of President Barack Obama who question whether climate change is mainly man-made, saying that scientific findings were overwhelming and "screaming at us, warning us". "Every nation, every nation has a responsibility to do its part,"...
Lima climate talks: India tells rich nations not to use disasters make profit
2014-12-09 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Urging rich nations not to use disasters as tools to make business profit, India on the first day of the high-level segment of the UN climate talks on Tuesday sought them to cooperate to solve the "global problems" of climate change without getting into the "price-tag" of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime. Bringing the sentiments of people of most of the developing countries at the UN platform, Indian environment and climate change minister Prakash Javadekar cited past examples where...
Nations Worst Hit by Global Warming Say Climate Aid Isnt Charity, But Reparations
2014-12-09 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Democracy Now: Convening in Lima, Peru, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference is in its second and final week of talks. Negotiators from 190 nations are working on a global deal to limit climate change, due to be agreed on in Paris next year. Just last week the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization said 2014 is on track to be the hottest on record, or at least among the very warmest. Including this year, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record will have been in the 21st century. Deep divisions remain...
Wells Fargo becomes nation's most valuable bank - ever
2014-12-09 15:20:22| Paper - Topix.net
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf spent Monday basking in the limelight after his bank's long-running success passed another milestone, becoming the nation's most valuable bank ever. In North Texas, Wells Fargo ranks as the third-largest banking operation in terms of local deposits, trailing Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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