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Florida scientists urge state leaders to join climate summit
2014-09-18 21:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A group of 42 scientists from Florida universities submitted a joint letter on Thursday urging Governor Rick Scott and other state leaders to participate in a summit this fall to seek solutions for climate change. The group plans to host a conference of state and national policymakers and scientists Oct. 6 in Tampa, along with engineers and entrepreneurs who have "job-creating solutions." Scott, who is a Republican, has come under fire from environmentalists for not taking stronger action over...
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Green aid test for U.N. climate summit as poor seek $15 billion
2014-09-18 11:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A U.N. summit on climate change next week will test rich nations' willingness to fill a near-empty fund to help the poor, but pledges are likely to be far short of developing nations' hopes for $15 billion in 2014. Emerging nations say that cash for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), meant to help the poor with projects to curb rising greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to heatwaves, floods and rising seas, is vital to combat global warming. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants more than 120 world...
Podesta: Obama to Tout Global Warming 'Resilience' at U.N. Climate Summit
2014-09-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: A top White House adviser said President Obama will use next week's United Nations climate summit in New York City to push initiatives aimed at helping nations bolster their defenses against climate-related risks. "He'll be making a number of announcements that put America squarely on the side of building global resilience, trying to provide public goods to countries around the world, some of whom can't afford to build the kind of resilient tools they need to anticipate the effects of climate...
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Manufacturers voice optimism and concern at manufacturing and distribution summit
2014-09-18 03:00:38| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Ron Miller, managing director of Cleary Gull, served as the panel moderator at Innovate to Grow, which included Rich Meeusen , chief executive officer of Badger Meter, Doug Fisher, director of the Center of Supply Chain Management at Marquette University, David Scheer, chief executive officer at Power Products, and Don Nelson, president of the aerospace division at Rexnord Industries LLC. Manufacturers continue to grow in Wisconsin, but a number of executives still voiced concerns at the Innovate To Grow 2014 Manufacturing and Distribution Executive Summit, which was held at the Harley-Davidson Museum on Wednesday.
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World will 'change course' on climate at UN summit
2014-09-18 00:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A UN summit on climate change will see the world "change course" and begin to seriously tackle global warming, UN climate envoy Mary Robinson said Wednesday. More than 120 leaders are to attend the summit on Tuesday called to inject new momentum in efforts to address climate change ahead of a crucial conference in Paris next year. "The message from the climate summit and the message going forward to Paris is that it's not business as usual with a little bit of green attached," Robinson told...
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