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Sanders unveils plan to address climate change
2015-12-07 06:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is rolling out a plan to slow down the impact of climate change, vowing to cut U.S. carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The Democratic presidential candidate said in a proposal released Monday that he would seek to impose a tax on carbon dioxide pollution, long a non-starter with majority Republicans in Congress, and aim to slash carbon pollution in the U.S. by 80 percent by 2050 compared to levels in 1990. The proposal, he said, would put "people before the profits...
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Pope Expected to Address Climate Change During Kenya Visit
2015-11-20 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Pope Francis will arrive in Kenya on Wednesday to kick off his first official Africa visit. And, as in previous tours, he is expected to speak about an issue close to his heart -- climate change, a topic with special resonance in Africa. During his September trip to the United States, Francis addressed climate change in speeches at the White House, as well as during a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, and at the United Nations. Visiting the White House, Pope Francis called for action. "It...
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World Bank warns address climate change & poverty in tandem
2015-11-08 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world must pair efforts to stabilise climate change with programmes to eliminate poverty if vulnerable people are to be kept from falling back into hardship as rising temperatures wreak havoc on food security and livelihoods, a report has said. Climate change has led to crop failures, natural disasters, higher food prices and the spread of waterborne diseases, creating poverty and pushing people at risk into destitution, according to Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty,...
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We have skills, ability address climate change, Naomi Klein says
2015-09-14 00:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guelph Mercury: The situation is critical, but the tools and knowledge exist to address climate change, author, journalist, activist and filmmaker Naomi Klein told a large and enthusiastic audience in Guelph on Saturday. What is needed is a willingness by politicians and big business to utilize them, Klein said. What she called "a transformative agenda." "The scientists are telling us clearly that we must change and that we are running out of time. The engineers are telling us we can do it, that the technology...
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Pacific Islands leaders gather to address climate change
2015-09-08 01:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SBS: The proposals are some of the more contentious issues up for discussion by the 16 leaders at Pacific Island Forum in Port Moresby this week. Climate change is top of agenda at the annual summit ahead of the United Nation climate conference in Paris in December. Prime Minister Tony Abbott is due to arrive at the summit tomorrow and is expected to get a frosty reception because of Australias position on climate change. Listen: SBS Queensland Correspondent Stefan Armbruster speaking to SBS...
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