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Will Trudeaus infrastructure billions worsen climate crisis?
2015-12-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Sun: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the Paris climate agreement by committing to take on the tough work that still needs to be accomplished both at home and around the world to implement the agreement. Part of that tough work will be re-orienting federal funding to stop making the climate crisis worse. Given Trudeaus statements on the seriousness of the climate crisis, you might expect that the multi-billion dollar infrastructure program he ran on in the election would already be targeted...
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UK gives Ethiopia 30m to fight drought similar in scale 1984 crisis
2015-12-23 13:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK will provide an extra 30m in aid for Ethiopia, where a prolonged drought means that more than 18 million people will need urgent relief in the next year, according to the Department for International Development (DfID). Half of the cash is earmarked for the UNS World Food Programme to supply emergency food supplies to around 1.9 million people, while 14m will go to a pooled fund that can be accessed by UN agencies and NGOs providing emergency water and healthcare. The funding was...
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Amid smog crisis, China vows more liveable cities
2015-12-22 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China vowed on Tuesday that it would make "liveable" cities a central goal of China's urban planning, amid persistent problems over choking smog that frequently blankets the populous east and north. Under a plan released after what leaders dubbed the Central Urban Work Conference and overseen by President Xi Jinping, urban development should be focused on "creating environments where people can live in harmony with each other and nature". "The government will take a more sophisticated approach...
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French Pledge Seen Averting Crisis at Renault-Nissan for Now
2015-12-14 12:44:17| Automakers - Topix.net
The French government's pledge not to interfere in Nissan Motor Co.' s governance has averted a crisis for the alliance with Renault SA, even as it fails to solve the underlying imbalance in the partnership, according to Tokai Tokyo Research Center and Advanced Research Japan.
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US universities gripped by identity crisis
2015-12-09 01:04:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US universities gripped by identity crisis
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