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America's heartland risks ag economic disruptions as climate change advances, report says
2015-02-16 07:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Plains Journal: The Midwestern U.S. faces potential disruptions to its agricultural economy, and dangerous levels of heat in many of its largest cities, if climate change continues unabated, according to a new report released Jan. 23 by the Risky Business Project. Heat in the Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest details how extreme heat--the signature impact of a changing climate--could transform the Midwests economy. Absent significant adaptation, overall crop yields will likely decline,...
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With Unresolved Health Risks and Few Signs of an Economic Boon, Cuomo to Ban Gas Fracking
2014-12-17 23:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After years of gauging the environmental, medical, economic and political risks of hydraulic fracturing, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is moving to ban this method of extracting natural gas from shale deposits in New York State. [Update, 9:30 p.m. | See the end of the post for an excerpt from the state health study that underpinned the decision.] It had been clear for years, as I wrote in 2012, that there was little political or economic impetus to act quickly, even though I felt (and still am convinced)...
China's economic risks 'not scary'
2014-11-09 13:13:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
President Xi Jinping plays down the risks facing China's economy, at a meeting of business leaders ahead of the Apec summit.
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US to Face Profound Economic Risks from Changing Climate
2014-06-30 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: The U.S. economy could face significant and regionally diverse economic risks from climate change if it continues on its current path (business-as-usual) without proper risk management i.e. risk mitigation strategies such as timely investments in adaptation or policy efforts to mitigate climate change through lowering carbon emissions, according to a new report titled Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States and released on June 24. This report has been...
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Bloomberg: economic risks climate change impossible to ignore
2014-06-25 12:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new report has warned that businesses and economies stand to lose billions if inaction on climate change continues. Despite the stark warning, it argues that the most severe risks can be avoided through early investment. The Risky Business Project launched in 2013 and focuses on quantifying and publishing the economic risks from the impact of climate change. The new report looks at how the US will be affected at a local and national level. Former New York City mayor and UN envoy for cities...
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