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U.K. Pledges $8.8 Billion in Climate Aid Through to March 2021
2015-09-27 19:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to increase climate aid by a half in a bid to break the deadlock on one of the thorniest issues dividing developed and developing nations as they seek to broker a new deal to rein in global warming. Britain will channel 5.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion) of assistance from its overseas-aid budget to its International Climate Fund over the five years through March 2021, Cameron said Sunday in an e-mailed statement. Britain will also try to leverage nearly...
China climate aid to poor nations seen as spurring big economies
2015-09-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China, the worlds biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is on the brink of making a significant financial pledge to help poorer countries shift away from fossil fuels. That should put pressure on major economies to follow. China is saying were prepared to do our bit, and were serious in funding climate initiatives in other countries, Grant Anderson, head of the climate change group at law firm Allens, said by phone Friday from Melbourne. The gauntlet then is thrown down to other countries who...
Covered Call Alerts For Rite Aid, AutoZone, Baidu Inc., Inovio and...
2015-09-23 17:29:11| Auto Parts - Topix.net
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As China's Coal Industry Struggles, An Opportunity Aid the Climate Emerges
2015-09-23 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Across China's grimy coal heartland, mines have fallen silent, reduced production or shut down. Miners, owners and officials here wonder whether boom times will return for the "black gold" that has fed the nation's craving for cheap but dirty energy. "I think it's finished," said Wang Jinwang, a longtime miner whose salary has been cut by one-fifth. China's coal consumption weakened last year and through the first half of this year, largely because of a slowing economy, according to statistics...
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The UPS Foundation funds critical UN relief shipments to aid in global Syrian refugee crisis
2015-09-22 10:31:46| Air Courier - Topix.net
Air shipments of 163 metric tons of relief supplies, including 86 tons of high-energy biscuits, 30,000 blankets, 25,000 sleeping mats and 1,000 solar lanterns arrived on This latest emergency relief shipment is part of The UPS Foundation's long-standing relationship with the UNHCR, WFP, other UN agencies and non-governmental organizations. UPS serves as UNHCR's emergency standby partner to transport critical supplies into the hands of refugees around the world.
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