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John Kerry to urge climate action in Indonesia address
2014-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the global community to act against climate change in a keynote speech during a visit to Indonesia. He said that there was scientific proof of climate change threatening not only the environment, but also the world economy. He said "the window of time is still open" to prevent the worst consequences, but that it was closing. The US, along with China, is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. On Saturday, both nations issued a joint statement...
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Kerry presses Indonesia on climate change action after sealing deal in China
2014-02-16 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Aides said the U.S. secretary of state had chosen Indonesia for the first of what is to be a series of speeches on the topic this year partly because as an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands it is particularly at risk from rising sea levels. "Because of climate change, it's no secret that today Indonesia is...one of the most vulnerable countries on Earth," Kerry said in speech at a high-tech U.S.-funded cultural center at a Jakarta mall. "It's not an exaggeration to say that the entire...
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Kerry to urge climate change action in Indonesia speech
2014-02-16 09:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday issued a clarion call for nations to do to more to combat climate change, calling it "the world's largest weapon of mass destruction". In a keynote speech, one of a series planned in different countries throughout the year, Kerry sought to make both a moral and economic argument for greater urgency in cutting greenhouse gases. He warned that low-lying Asian nations and their rich ecosystems were particularly at peril from rising sea levels. Talking...
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Most Americans Want Action on Climate Change, Despite Costs, Report Finds
2014-02-12 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A large majority of Americans 83 percent say the U.S. should make an effort to reduce global warming, even if those efforts have economic costs, according to a new report from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. As many as 56 percent of Americans would be willing to pay an extra $100 each year if their power company would generate 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. Corporations and industry should be doing more to stave off climate change, according to 65 percent...
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Cities double climate change action as Bloomberg lays out plan for UN role
2014-02-07 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Sixty-three of the worlds biggest cities have almost doubled the measures they are taking to reduce climate change since 2011, according to a new report. The study, produced by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and consultancy firm Arup, said its findings are evidence of a trend of accelerating climate action in megacities. It found that the 63 urban centres affiliated with the C40 have reported 8,000 climate actions that are currently underway, with 41% taking place on a citywide scale....
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