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O2-Three tie-up risks 'long-term damage'

2016-04-11 09:30:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The planned merger of UK mobile networks O2 and Three should be blocked or severely restricted by the EU to prevent serious damage, the UK competition regulator says.

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World Bank, IPCC gather to discuss climate risks

2016-04-11 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: The world`s top finance officials head to Washington DC this week for the annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meeting. There`s much to discuss as global economic growth continues to slow, but there are likely to be some intriguing climate finance discussions on the sidelines. Here`s a mini preview from John Roome, the Bank`s new head of climate: "There is going to be a meeting of the high-level assembly of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition. Now this is a coalition of countries and companies...

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Study Finds Exit From EU Poses Serious Risks to Farmers

2016-04-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - A Brexit is likely to have significant impacts on the agricultural sector in the UK, a study by Wageningen UR in the Netherlands, funded by the UK's National Farmers' Union (NFU), has shown.

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Water cycle instability is here to stay posing major political and economic risks

2016-04-07 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: The current instability and unpredictability of the world water cycle is here to stay, making society's adaptation to new risks a vital necessity when formulating development policies, a UN water expert warns. Robert Sandford, the EPCOR Chair for Water and Climate Security at the United Nations University's Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), says long-term water cycle stability "won't return in the lifetime of anyone alive today." "What we haven't understood...

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