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Warm seas keep planet on course for a hot 2015 as El Nio builds
2015-05-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The world remains on course for another record hot year with the first four months of 2015 setting a new high for temperatures amid more signals the emerging El Nino event will be a strong one. Combined land and sea surface temperatures in April alone were 0.74 degrees above the 20th century average, making it the fourth warmest on record, according the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sea-surface temperatures last month were the warmest in records going back to 1880, surpassing...
Pope climate change aide urges business favor planet over profit
2015-05-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pope Francis' top aide on climate change urged businesses on Wednesday not to let the pursuit of profit get in the way of protecting the planet. The remarks came as the Vatican is due to release a papal encyclical, or formal letter, on the issue. Cardinal Peter Turkson, who helped draft the encyclical, said the paper would be presented in the second half of June, two months before the pope is due to address the U.S. Congress and a United Nations meeting on sustainable development. "Our lives...
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Hungary: First head of state backs campaign to save planet
2015-05-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: János Áder, the President of Hungary,has become the first head of state to join the Live Earth: Road to Paris campaign that aims to ensure world leaders agree to a binding deal on tackling climate change. The specific aim is to get a billion signatures from concerned citizens before the UN climate change conference in Paris in December, but organisers are also keen to get as many politicians and celebrities as possible to back the campaign. The Road to Paris campaign was launched in January...
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What is Equitable for Planet Earth?
2015-05-19 16:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Climate change does not respect national borders. No country, whether rich or poor, developed or developing, can escape the impact of climate change on its land and its people. Nations, like people, are bound to each other on this Earth, and the actions of one have consequences on the well-being of others. Whether we acknowledge it or not, we are all interdependent. Clean air, clean water, and the rich soil that produces our food and fuel are essential to sustaining life on Earth. Nature's bounty,...
Renewables are only long-term energy solution for the planet
2015-05-12 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Renewable Energy Association (REA) bills itself as the voice of the renewables industry in the UK. With this in mind, Blue & Green Tomorrow caught up with its chief executive, Gaynor Hartnell. Who is the REA? Were the only renewable energy trade body that covers renewable heat, transport fuel, power generation and bio-methane or green gas. We have over 900 members so were the largest trade association in terms of number of member companies, and our main focus is from the perspective...
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