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Urgent action needed to stop terrifying rise in air pollution, warns OECD
2016-06-09 17:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution is becoming a terrifying problem around the globe, one of the worlds leading economic organisations has warned, and will get much worse in the coming decades if urgent steps are not taken to control the pollution. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday that pollution of our air from industry, agriculture and transport was set to cause as many as 9 million premature deaths a year around the world in the next four decades, and the economic...
Sacred Earth Communities Call for Climate Action
2016-06-09 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Faith communities across the world will come together on Sunday 12 June to celebrate a day called Sacred Earth, Sacred Trust. The day, which recognises the earth and global action on climate change, will see faith communities in 35 different countries celebrate through actions and events. The 12 June is significant because it marks six months since the end of climate talks in Paris. The past 12 months have been the hottest consecutive 12 month period in recorded history and the 1.5°C goal agreed...
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Ontario's climate change action plan: what it needs to succeed
2016-06-08 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC.ca: Fighting climate change: Province will spend up to $8.3B, provide incentives Ontario premier expects criticism of climate change plan: 'We need to win those people over' 'Double whammy': Ontario climate change plan could spike hydro, natural gas rates Wynne government offering money for home-energy retrofits Premier Kathleen Wynne's showpiece action plan for tackling climate change will be unveiled today and it will have an impact on the way every single Ontarian consumes energy, whether through...
Parliament Calls for EU Action to Help Farmers Fight Unfair Trading Practices
2016-06-08 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - MEPs urge the EU Commission to put forward proposals against unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, so as to ensure fair earnings for farmers and a wide choice for consumers, in a resolution voted on Tuesday 7 June.
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Canada: Liberals to formally unveil $8.3B 'climate change action plan'
2016-06-08 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: The Ontario government will spend up to $8.3 billion over the next five years on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Liberals new climate change action plan. In the 85-page final version of the strategy, revealed by the Star on Tuesday after weeks of speculation, the government hopes to reduce annual carbon emissions by 9,832,000 tonnes in 2020. Thats the equivalent of removing 2.3 million cars from Ontario roads. Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray...
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