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Over 20 million affected by El Nio, urgent action needed to reduce impact of disasters
2015-10-02 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: In a year of unprecedented humanitarian need, El Nio is putting tens of millions of people at risk of drought and floods. CARE is scaling up life-saving assistance and urges governments to act now to reduce the impact of the disasters to come. The ongoing crises in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere have caused displacement and humanitarian needs on a scale never before recorded. Yet it is about to get worse. A global weather phenomenon known as El Nio is on its way, and its impact is predicted to...
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Action needed global targets stem deforestation, head Greenpeace
2015-09-07 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Governments and corporations must back up their words with action to achieve ambitious global targets to combat deforestation said Greenpeace International Executive Director, Kumi Naidoo, at today`s opening of the World Forestry Congress. One year on from the New York Declaration on forests that was endorsed by governments, businesses, indigenous peoples and non-governmental groups little progress has been made in fulfilling pledges to restore 150 million hectares of forest and completely eliminate...
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Urgent Action Needed to Offset Severe Impact of Russian Ban on EU Pork
2015-07-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Copa and Cogeca sent a letter to EU Commissioner Phil Hogan today calling urgently for targeted action in the EU pigmeat sector to offset the severe impact of the Russian export ban.
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Timely action needed to slow down climate change, French officials say
2015-04-04 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: French Ambassador for the Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP 21) Philippe Zeller and COP 21 adviser Emmanuel Guerin, were in Bangkok to attend meetings recently. The pair spoke to The Nation's Wiraj Sripong on the readiness of Asean nations, especially Thailand to lift environmental standards. Q : WHAT IS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF YOUR VISIT TO BANGKOK AND TO ASIA? Zeller: Our visit to Bangkok is part of the annual meeting of the French Ambassador in Asean. This will allow us to have an overview...
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Federal action needed to tame airlines high-flying climate pollution
2014-11-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Some 24 million Americans will cram into airplanes for Thanksgiving travel this year. Theyll face flight delays, bag fees and hassles with reclining seats. And most will fly home in inefficient planes that spew far too much climate-damaging carbon pollution. Greenhouse emissions from aviation are rising rapidly, even as scientists explain that were running out of time to avoid disastrous global warming effects, from dangerous temperature increases to food-supply disruptions. But the airline...
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