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Global study makes economic case on climate change
2013-09-24 18:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A new global initiative wants to present a more persuasive argument for action on climate change by focusing on the economic benefits of doing so. The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate is launching a year-long study to analyze the economic costs and benefits of acting against climate change. The results of the study, which will be undertaken by research institutes on five continents, will be released in September 2014 -- before a climate change conference that U.N. Secretary General...
EU's Rehn says Europe must press ahead with economic reforms
2013-09-24 16:44:18| IT Services - Topix.net
The European Union's chief economic policymaker on Monday said German Chancellor Angela Merkel's strong showing in her country's election on Sunday demonstrated that Germany's push for economic reforms across the euro zone will continue, something that is critical to the region's health.
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Stern 2 to review economic costs of tackling climate change
2013-09-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: The UK has teamed up with Norway, Sweden and four other nations to launch an $8.9m assessment of the economic costs and benefits of tackling climate change. In what some are calling Stern 2.0, the study is expected to build on the 2006 UK review of the economics of climate change by British economist, Lord Nicholas Stern, who will act as a reviewer of the new work. It will be published in September next year, at the same time as the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has called a New York summit...
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VIDEO: Typhoon Usagi takes an economic toll
2013-09-24 09:57:07| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Southern China is getting back to business after being hit by one of the most severe storms this year, Typhoon Usagi.
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and ...
2013-09-24 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to ELFA's Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for August 2013 was $6.4 billion. This number is down 7% from August 2012. Month-over-month, new business volume was down 11% from July, and year to date cumulative new business volume increased 8% compared to 2012. Separately, Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) for September is 61.3 – steady with August index of 61.0. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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