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What countries have offered for Paris climate agreement
2015-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Ethiopia on Wednesday became the latest country to present a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for a global climate pact that's supposed to be adopted in Paris later this year. Ethiopia's emissions are just a tiny fraction of the world total, but the African country said that with support from developed nations it would bring them down slightly by 2030. The submission, which came during climate talks in Bonn, means that U.N. now has targets covering 39 countries well in advance of the...
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Cotton Yarn Production in Emerging Countries (Statistical Report)
2015-06-09 20:04:04| EmergingTextiles.com
Cotton use is expected further surging in emerging spinning countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh or Indonesia. Their share of global cotton consumption will however remain at a small level, as India's capacities will continue rising and China's cotton yarn production could also increase. Based on latest data supplied by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), our statistical report offers a comprehensive view of global cotton use in the ten years to next cotton season 2015-16 (August-July), with detailed data for each spinning country, including China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia. All data are available for download.
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The Obama administration wants to help developing countries map their climate risks
2015-06-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: When it comes to rising seas and flooding risks, there are few countries more vulnerable than low-lying Bangladesh. Not only does the nation face the risk of devastating tropical cyclones -- but with higher seas forecast for later in this century, such storms could flood a considerably broader area, according to the World Bank. Bangladesh is one of three countries targeted for climate readiness assistance in the first phase of a new $ 34 million White House initiative, to be announced Tuesday...
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Some big, important countries promising cut out fossil fuels 2100
2015-06-08 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The global economy must be completely fossil fuelfree by the end of the century. That point of climate consensus came out of a meeting today between the U.S., the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the European Union, which make up the G7. In the interest of preventing the planet from warming by more than 2 degrees Celsius, the nations said in a joint statement, we emphasize that deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions are required with a decarbonisation of the global economy...
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UK among G7 countries that have increased coal use
2015-06-08 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Despite pledging to take climate action five G7 countries have increased their coal use in the last five years, according to a report. It is estimated that coal plants in the G7 will cost the world $450 billion (294bn) a year by the end of the century and reduce crops by millions of tonnes. The paper Let Them Eat Coal has been published by Oxfam. The report has been published as G7 leaders meet in Germany to discuss a range of issues, including climate change, ahead of an important UN conference...
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