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Popes call for action on climate change has shifted US views
2015-11-10 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: When the leader of the world`s 1.2 billion Catholics issued his call to action on climate change in June, observers wondered whether this would move the needle in the public debate. A survey of people in the US released late last week suggests that it has. Some 17 per cent of overall respondents and 35 per cent of Catholic respondents said they were influenced by Francis`s message that climate change is a crucial moral issue. The percentage of Catholics who said they were "very worried" about...
China promises action on climate ahead of Paris talks
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this month's Paris meeting, the world's biggest source of climate-changing gases has yet to accept binding limits. But it has invested in solar, wind and hydro power to clean up its smog-choked cities and curb surging demand for imported oil and gas. That contributed last year to a surprise fall in coal...
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Climate Action Reaches Tipping Point As Corporate A Listers' Revealed
2015-11-09 01:55:17| pollutiononline News Articles
Three weeks ahead of COP21, the UN climate change conference, when national leaders meet to agree a global deal to reduce carbon emissions and limit global temperature warming, disclosures from the world’s largest listed companies reveal the extent to which corporations have shifted their strategies over the past five years to become part of the solution to the climate challenge
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Australian companies sign on for climate change action ahead of Paris conference
2015-11-04 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Twelve Australian companies including energy suppliers, banks and a major telecommunications business have committed to climate change action at a summit ahead of the UN's climate change conference in Paris at the end of November. The Australian Climate Leadership Summit is backed by the French government and focuses on seven key climate commitments by action group We Mean Business, including carbon emission reduction targets, carbon pricing, renewable sources and climate policy. The conference...
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Unreadable UN science reports hampering climate action study
2015-10-12 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: The UN climate science bodys reports are unreadable, holding back evidence-based action on global warming. That is the uncompromising verdict of a study from Kedge Business School published in Nature Climate Change on Monday. Based on linguistic analysis, it found readers needed a relevant postgraduate qualification to understand the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) summaries for policymakers. "Global action on climate change might be seriously hampered, said study lead...
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