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UN climate chief Christiana Figueres calls for global action amid NSW bushfires
2013-10-22 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The United Nations says the New South Wales bushfires are an example of "the doom and gloom" the world may be facing without vigorous action on climate change. The executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, says the fires prove the world is "already paying the price of carbon". "The World Meteorological Organisation has not established the direct link between this wildfire and climate change yet, but what is absolutely clear is that the science...
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UN climate chief warns Australia against repealing carbon tax video
2013-10-22 07:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, says heatwaves in Asia, Europe and Australia will continue increasing in their intensity unless vigorous action is taken
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EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed
2013-09-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue, European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said today. On the eve of this week's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in the Marshall Islands, Hedegaard expressed concern that some countries may try to delay a 2015 deadline for implementing reductions in emissions and increasing reliance on alternative energy sources. She said Europe and the Pacific island nations would work...
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EPA chief warns against climate change on visit to Alaska glacier
2013-08-27 02:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: As she marveled at the site of a shrinking Alaska glacier, the newly installed leader of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that the president told her that fighting climate change should be her primary focus. "The president's main priority for me was to recognize when I was coming in here that this is going to be a significant challenge and one in which the administration was going to begin to tackle," said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. While the Portage Glacier has been in...
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EPA chief McCarthy visits Alaska, emphasizes climate change
2013-08-26 23:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
McClatchy: The new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency marveled at a shrinking Alaska glacier Monday and said the president's top emphasis to her is fighting climate change. "The president's main priority for me was to recognize when I was coming in here that this is going to be a significant challenge and one in which the administration was going to begin to tackle," said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The National Climate Assessment says that global warming caused by human activity is causing...
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