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Arctic nations unprepared for major shipwreck, study claims

2014-02-16 06:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Arctic nations are not sufficiently prepared for a major shipwreck in the region, a new study has warned. Marc Jacobsen, a Danish member of the Arctic Institute NGO, modelled a scenario in which the 92,700 tonne cruise liner Costa Deliziosa struck an iceberg off the coast of western Greenland. His findings, presented at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Troms, Norway, last month, showed that the Arctic Councils current search and rescue plans would be insufficient. Jacobsens hypothetical...

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Nations will face big political question in Lima over climate change

2014-02-09 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Times of India: President of the Warsaw climate conference (COP19) and Poland's secretary of state, Marcin Korolec, has said the "nature of contributions" from countries to deal with menace of global warming would be the "main political questions" in Peruvian capital Lima where leaders/negotiators from across the globe assemble for the next marathon meeting in December. In first and only interview to Indian media over outcome of the last climate conference (COP19), Korolec told the TOI that the road to Paris...

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Nation's Mayors to Increase Investment in Energy Efficiency

2014-02-04 01:06:39| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

The survey, Energy Efficiency and Technologies in America's Cities , indicates that mayors plan to make energy-efficient lighting technology, LEDs as the primary example, a top priority over the next two years.

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United Nations appoints former NYC Mayor Bloomberg cities, climate change envoy

2014-01-31 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as his special envoy for cities and climate change, in a bid to build momentum ahead of a planned U.N. summit meeting in September. Ban said Bloomberg will assist him in "consultations with mayors and related key stakeholders, in order to raise political will and mobilize action among cities as part of his long-term strategy to advance efforts on climate change." Ban is seeking to re-energize...

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