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Perceived timings of economic crisis and climate change prevent action
2013-01-09 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As climate change becomes undeniable and the global economy continues to stutter, the world is facing an unprecedented dual crisis. But with economic and environmental stresses playing out over different timeframes, deep-rooted biases in the way we judge risks may mean we are too preoccupied with firefighting short-term economic problems to tackle longer-term climate threats. That is one of the key messages to emerge from the Global Risks 2013 report, published by the World Economic Forum. The...
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World Economic Forum warns climate risks pose 'increasingly dangerous' threat
2013-01-09 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the group yesterday released a major report warning that tough economic conditions coupled with frequent extreme weather events represent "an increasingly dangerous mix" for the global economy. The report draws on a survey of more than 1,000 experts from industry, government, academia and civil society, which rated rising global greenhouse gas emissions as the third most likely global risk to manifest itself over the next decade,...
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ValuePlus Builds Foundation for Food Safety with Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Development
2013-01-08 11:28:00| Packaging Gateway
ValuePlus, Selerant's sister company, entered an agreement with the Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Development to build a food law database encompassing data for Greater China countries.
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Equity markets stay strong despite economic uncertainty
2013-01-06 17:53:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Stockmarkets proved remarkably resilient last year, but what's in store for 2013?
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Extension of Second-Generation Biofuel Tax Credits Supports Innovation and Economic Growth, ...
2013-01-02 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BIO thanked Congress for including extensions and modifications of Second Generation Biofuel Producer Credit and Special Allowance for Second Generation Biofuel Plant Property in final passage of American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which will incentivize investment in cellulosic and algae biofuel production. BIO's Brent Erickson also thanked Congress for enabling algae producers to qualify and noted "Stability in such policies is crucial to maintaining private investment." This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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