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U.N. chief aims to build defenses of poor against climate change
2015-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that climate-related disasters are taking an ever greater toll on the poor and can wipe out decades of development gains, as he launched a global partnership to boost the resilience of vulnerable communities. The impacts of climate change - from intensifying droughts and floods to sea-level rise - are strengthening, as ecosystems and food and water supplies come under increasing pressure, he said. Economic losses from disasters have increased by more...
Unilever aims to use only renewable energy by 2030
2015-11-27 08:04:11| Real Estate - Topix.net
Consumer goods maker Unilever said it would switch to using only renewable energy by 2030 and would stop using energy from coal by 2020, as businesses jostle to highlight their green credentials ahead of a global climate summit. World leaders were set to meet in Paris from November 30 to December 11 to agree on a plan to curb global warming.
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Cities vs. climate change: How Vancouver aims to lead the fight
2015-11-27 04:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CTV: With the Paris climate change summit just days away, dozens of mayors from around the world are gearing up to represent their municipalities at the global roundtable. The meeting is largely considered the last chance for world leaders to agree on a set of concrete terms to cap global warming at 2 C above pre-industrial levels. After that, experts fear, the consequences will be irreversible. Among the leaders will be Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who has said he wants his city to be the...
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Unilever aims to use only renewable energy by 2030
2015-11-27 01:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Consumer goods maker Unilever said it would switch to using only renewable energy by 2030 and would stop using energy from coal by 2020, as businesses jostle to highlight their green credentials ahead of a global climate summit. World leaders were set to meet in Paris from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 to agree on a plan to curb global warming. Unilever was among 81 companies, along with rivals Nestle and Procter & Gamble, that have signed up to set emissions targets for their businesses with the aim of limiting...
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Global City Teams Challenge aims to create smart cities.
2015-11-25 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
NIST and several partners are launching the Global City Teams Challenge, which will bring communities and innovators together to encourage collaboration on a range of issues from disaster response to energy management to mass transit improvement. Goal is to help communities and businesses connect to improve resource management and quality of life by using effective networking of computer systems and physical devices, often called the Internet of Things or cyber-physical systems.
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