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Kerry burnishes his green badge in Asia ahead of Keystone call
2014-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said global warming is as big a threat as terrorism in a speech in the worlds largest exporter of coal for power plants, seeking to burnish his credential as a climate champion before deciding on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project. Speaking in the capital Jakarta, the last stop on his three-nation Asia tour, Kerry called on the international community -- nations and individuals -- to do more now as addressing climate change required a global solution....
Kerry likens climate change to WMD
2014-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Belfast Telegraph: Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent action is needed to combat it, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials in Jakarta, he compared those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. Mr Kerry laid into climate change deniers, accusing them of using shoddy science to delay measures needed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases...
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John Kerry to urge climate action in Indonesia address
2014-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the global community to act against climate change in a keynote speech during a visit to Indonesia. He said that there was scientific proof of climate change threatening not only the environment, but also the world economy. He said "the window of time is still open" to prevent the worst consequences, but that it was closing. The US, along with China, is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. On Saturday, both nations issued a joint statement...
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Kerry urges Indonesia to fight climate change
2014-02-16 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Sunday called on Indonesians to mobilize against climate change, part of a broader effort to enlist help from developing nations that have resisted pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking to a young audience at an urban shopping mall, Kerry made an impassioned argument that the archipelago's economy and physical survival is threatened as temperatures and water levels rise. He urged ordinary Indonesians to apply political pressure on leaders who, by...
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Kerry calls climate change 'weapon of mass destruction'
2014-02-16 11:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians on Sunday that man-made climate change could threaten their entire way of life, deriding those who doubted the existence of "perhaps the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction". Kerry described those who do not accept that human activity causes global warming as "shoddy scientists" and "extreme ideologues", and said big companies and special interests should not be allowed to "hijack" the climate debate. Aides said Kerry had chosen...
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